*Official* Boat or Better Thread

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Ok, so you just picked up a monster hand (whether on flop, turn, or river), and you're looking to extract the max. Whether you flopped the Eegahs (quad 9's) or rivered your BD royal, these hands can be a little intimidating. Everybody is excited to finally have the stone cold nuts and they're looking to get paid.

What you need to consider is that micro players tend to suck. Generally the best line is to bet and raise like hell. People will call. They like to. Let them. You never know when somebody wants to go to war with you with a worse hand. Yes, occasionally, you will bet/raise and everyone will fold. You will win a tiny pot. When that happens, shrug and move on. If even the calling stations won't call you, there wasn't any more value to extract from the hand. Big hands will sometimes equal tiny pots...because you will have every card worth having. Against typical micro opponents, you will still usually win much more playing hard and fast.

I'd say the only potential exceptions to this are when you are HU, or will force everybody to call multiple bets on a drawless board.
So, if you have a hand with a boat or better and would like to discuss it, please post it in this thread, and it will receive the appropriate attention.
Strategy posts only please. If you want to brag, check out this forum.

*Some boats are especially interesting and should get their own thread. If you are unsure whether yours is interesting or not, then it's not. Trust me. Post it here and somebody will take a look at it.