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www.pkr.com – Raising has traditionally been a sign of strength in poker, with the reraise, being even more of an impact bet. Sometimes though, the check raise can say much more about the strength of your hand. Also when you consider the frequency with which players in late position put out a raise to try and win the pot on flops, you can often win yourself a larger one by check-raising, even if you have no hand either.

With some sort of big draw, I probably wouldn’t feel

check-raising was the best way forward, as you invite a potentially large reraise from your opponent, and the following decision will not be an easy one.
As a general rule, I do not like to check-raise with a strong hand, as it does have the impact of causing your opponent to immediately assume you may have a very strong hand, and that should not be your aim. An initial small bet though would be far more likely to be interpreted as a tester bet, and as such, is far more likely to be reraised by your opponent.
You should always remember that it is not a singular bet, check, or raise, that determines an opponents assumption of your hand strength, it is also the interlinked actions that precede, and follow it.

So whilst the raise does show strength, I would conclude by saying that the check-raise shows considerably more strength, it does however also mean that your opponent already has chips invested by making the initial bet, and so, has more reason to call in some ways. www.pkr.com

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