We all play enough where we see a flop like this hundreds of times over.  But I'd like to see what you all think on how to extract the most value when you're the one with the monster flop.

Usually your hole cards pair with the non-paired card on the board, which is always difficult to play.  Much less often, you actually have a piece of the paired card on the board on the flop to give you trips, or your pocket pair hits the non-paired card on the board for a FH.  In this case, I flop quad 7s.  I'm interested to see if I played it well, and if I could have extracted more value here.

Blinds 50/100

I get dealt 77 in early position.  UTG min raises, and I smooth call.  Player to my left calls, as does the button, small, and big blind.  6 players.  Pot:  1,200

Flop:  7dQc7s

PF raiser gives up the lead and actually checks, I check, everyone checks all around.

Turn:  8s

PF raiser bets 300 into 1,200.  I am next to act, and I simply call, hoping for a raise behind me.  This doesn't happen.  We get 2 more callers.  Pot:  2,400.

River:  9c

No flush out there.  Straight is possible for J10 or 56.  But relatively harmless, bad for me.  PF raiser checks, I decide to bet 600 into 2,400.  Player to my left simply calls.  All else folds.

I show my quad 7s and player shows Ace high.

Could I have played this better by betting on the flop?  Is there any way to extract more value here?  Thanks.

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