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What Is Check-Raise in Poker?

Checking and then raising an opponent's bet on the same street.

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What it means

It can represent value or a bluff and requires the opponent to bet after your check.

AT THE TABLE

A practical example

You check the flop, the button bets, and you raise.

Where you will hear it

Texas Hold’em, Omaha where applicable. The exact usage can vary with rules and context.

Also called: check raise

Related concepts

Continuation BetA postflop bet by the aggressor from the prior street, commonly the preflop raiser.Explore ↗Donk BetA bet into the player who held the betting initiative on the previous street.Explore ↗Probe BetA bet made when the prior street's aggressor declines to bet and action later returns to another player.Explore ↗Double BarrelBetting on two consecutive postflop streets as the aggressor.Explore ↗Triple BarrelBetting all three postflop streets as the aggressor.Explore ↗

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Published 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · Flawless Poker Cosmic Codex