Definitions

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  • verb poker To check and then raise a bet by another player in the same betting round. Sometimes specifically prohibited by house rules.
  • noun poker A raise made by a player who checked before in the same betting round.

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Examples

  • He knows that a bad player might call a check-raise with any ace, but this Vietnamese fellow is not a bad player.

    A key hand from the UK Poker Tour 2010

  • If I check, on the other hand, I can maybe get some kind of read on him, and if I sense weakness, I can check-raise him.

    TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Peter Alson 2006

  • At Empire Poker, you could be Loose Lester, the raising machine; at PokerStars, Sexxy Suzee, the femme fatale who liked to check-raise bluff.

    TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Peter Alson 2006

  • If I check, on the other hand, I can maybe get some kind of read on him, and if I sense weakness, I can check-raise him.

    TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Peter Alson 2006

  • Every card on the board is an overcard to your pair, and your only real option is to check-raise and hope your opponent folds, or bet on the turn if he checks the flop.

    TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Peter Alson 2006

  • Every card on the board is an overcard to your pair, and your only real option is to check-raise and hope your opponent folds, or bet on the turn if he checks the flop.

    TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Peter Alson 2006

  • At Empire Poker, you could be Loose Lester, the raising machine; at PokerStars, Sexxy Suzee, the femme fatale who liked to check-raise bluff.

    TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Peter Alson 2006

  • A check-raise, and he would win the pot; but Brunson might get away from the reraise, losing only a small portion of his chips.

    One of a Kind Nolan Dalla 2005

  • A check-raise, and he would win the pot; but Brunson might get away from the reraise, losing only a small portion of his chips.

    One of a Kind Nolan Dalla 2005

  • A check-raise, and he would win the pot; but Brunson might get away from the reraise, losing only a small portion of his chips.

    One of a Kind Nolan Dalla 2005

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