How to win a 44BB pot (subtitle: the biggest pot I've ever seen)

[Irishboy]

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (8 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
Hero calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO 3-bets</font>, Button calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls, Hero calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 caps</font>, CO calls, Button calls, BB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (20.33 SB) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO 3-bets</font>, Button calls, BB calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, MP2 calls, CO calls, Button calls, BB calls.

Turn: (20.16 BB) 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, CO calls, Button calls, BB calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 caps</font>, CO calls, Button calls, BB calls, Hero calls.

River: (40.16 BB) J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, CO calls, Button folds, BB calls.

Final Pot: 44.16 BB
<font color="#009B00">Main Pot: 44.16 BB, between BB, Hero, MP2 and CO.</font> &gt; <font color="#FFFFFF">Pot won by Hero (44.16 BB).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
BB has Qd Qc (two pair, queens and eights).
Hero has 7c 7h (full house, sevens full of eights).
MP2 has Ad As (two pair, aces and eights).
CO has Kh Kd (two pair, kings and eights).
Outcome: Hero wins 44.16 BB. </font>

Let this be a lesson to all the newbies who will slow play a flopped boat. Slow playing this pot would be a VERY expensive mistake.

[cold_cash]

I can't believe how bad your opponents are.

Oh wait, yes I can.

[Gravy (Gravy Smoothie)]

I love that even a singleton 8 beats all of them and none of them can get away from their hand.

[mtdoak]

Personally, I smooth call the flop at 3 bets. In this hand MP2 will cap it for you. Against most players, they might slow down after that action, but obviously you are against a bunch of LAGS here who all think they have the best hand.