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Understanding When and Why You Should Check-Raise

Understanding When and Why You Should Check-Raise

The check-raise is an important move in no-limit hold’em. The fact that check-raising is an especially aggressive play certainly makes it attractive to some players. That said, the strategy involved when employing the check-raise successfully can be complicated, with new players in particular not always appreciating all of the factors that need to be in place in order to make the move work. We…

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Jonathan Little Faces a River Check-Raise with a Full House

Jonathan Little Faces a River Check-Raise with a Full House

This week’s hand again comes from a €5K buy-in European Poker Tour Main Event I recently played.

It was still early in the tournament, with the blinds 150/300 with a 25 ante. The action began with the player on my right in the hijack seat opening for 700. He had about 17,000 to start the hand, while I was already up to about 50,000.

In the cutoff I looked down at {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. In general,…

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