check-raise
Deceptive betting sequence
A check-raise is a poker move where a player first checks (declines to bet), then raises after an opponent bets.
The tactic disguises a strong hand to extract more chips: He trapped me with a check-raise on the river.
Used as a verb: She check-raised me off the pot.
Risked stake on outcome
Location or stance
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- semi-bluffBet with incomplete hand
- three-betFirst reraise in poker
overbet · float · polarization · balance · exploitation · counterplay
Intentional misleading of others
- trapDevice for catching animals
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- misleadCause false belief
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
trickery · subterfuge · ruse · ploy · guile · bamboozle · hoodwink · masquerade
Borrowed capital for amplified returns
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- pressureForce upon contact
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- fearEmotional response to threat
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
reads · tells · timing · pressure · discomfort · second-guessing · manipulation
bet
Risked stake on outcome
position
Location or stance
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- semi-bluffBet with incomplete hand
three-bet · overbet · float · polarization · balance · exploitation · counterplay
deception
Intentional misleading of others
disguise · trickery · subterfuge · ruse · ploy · guile · bamboozle · hoodwink · masquerade · pretense
leverage
Borrowed capital for amplified returns
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
pressure · control · momentum · aggression · exploitation
surprise
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- fearEmotional response to threat
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
hesitation · reads · tells · timing · pressure · discomfort · second-guessing · manipulation
- pokerblinds, all-in, all in, call, seven-card stud
- poker termsbet, fold, call, bluff, all-in
- Risky Playshail mary, fake punt, onside kick, trick play, flea flicker
- poker tacticsbluff, bluffing, position play, pot odds, raising
- gambling tacticsbasic strategy, card counting, betting strategy, betting systems, running count
- Cash Pokerbuy-in, cash out, blinds, big blind, small blind
check-raiselead out
Guide someone outward
value bet · check-fold · fold · standard line · overbet
check, raise, checked, checking, checks, unchecked, checker, checkpoint, recheck