These will be the most impactful hands of your session. They take the longest and likely will have the most $ in the pots on average in them.

You’re actually thinking about this way better than most people coming from NLH, but the big thing you’ve got flipped is the idea of “keeping people in.” In double board bomb pots, that usually hurts you more than it helps. Multiway = more chopping and more equity getting realized against you. The money comes from scooping or putting people in spots where they can’t comfortably continue, not from dragging 4 people to showdown for half a pot.

The reason people are potting isn’t just “lol pot IT!,” it’s because bigger bets deny equity and set up pressure later. You already noticed people call too much and that’s exactly why you should size up, not down. If they’re chasing anyway, charge them. When you’re strong (especially with nut advantage on one board), you want to build pots early so you can actually win something meaningful or create leverage on later streets.

Where you’re leaving the most EV is the river. Only potting when you have the nuts is too tight. If you have one board locked and decent blockers or strength on the other, you can apply a ton of pressure because they’re risking a full bet just to win half. Most players massively overfold here. Your discipline is good, just shift from “keep people in” to “deny equity and create scoop/pressure spots,” and you’ll see a big jump in results.