kwaz, I think a checkraise usually scares people. If we checkraise, people are bound to call the raise out of fear. We are telling them we're crushing them. It's kind of like overcalls. If we bet out, we are expecting them to at least call, and if it's raised, we can reraise. You're probably right--it's not likely to get checked through, but what if some other donk in MP decides to checkraise too? Then Mr. LastToAct gets his free showdown. This would bite the biggest balls.