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I'm not the greatest O/8 player but I've raked in a profit up to 5/10 limit and in $33 PLO/8 tournaments.

I would say that the ideal time to raise a hand like this in early position is if you are at a passive table where it is unlikely there will be a raise.

In a fishy aggressive game you will probably be better off limp raising because players seem to be prone to trying to have exactly 1 preflop raise per pot in my experience.

In a less fishy game concealing your hand will be much more valuable. Depending on how often you are raising it isn't extremely difficult to put you on a small range of A2xx, A3xx, AAxx, etc. If you can play well post flop, disguising your hand will be considerably more profitable in the long run than a preflop pot builder (or field narrower).