Playing The Nuts

[sjay2k]

Post your tips for playing the nuts here.

One of my favourites in real-life games is when I flop the nut straight with an aggressive player to my left. I'll check it and when they bet, I'll say "let me just check how much is in the pot" and then I'll count the pot, feign some mental calculations and then say "ok I call". Then when the turn blanks off, I'll check quietly and the other player will almost always go all-in. Not only do you totally bust the other player, you bust out laughing and your buddy will be on power tilt (which sounds something like "oh you ----ing ----").

Another one I like is when I flop the nut full house. I'll check/call the flop and make a small bet on the turn. Then on the river I'll look at them and say "honestly, I don't think you can beat ace high" and push all my chips in. This will also cause extreme tilt.

I can only use these strategies so many times. Any other ideas?