Raising for a free card works! Right time to do this?

[imported_smoove]

Absolute Poker 1/2 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

No reads on Villain at this point.

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (3 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, CO calls.

Turn: (3 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, CO checks.

River: (3 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls.

Final Pot: 5 BB

[Entity]

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Right time to do this?

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No. It's almost always only correct to do this with position, unless your opponents are very very passive players.

Betting the flop would be the correct play here, not checkraising.

Rob

[Shillx]

It is best just to bet the flop. Given that you did check/raise, you need to bet the turn as well. I will do this sometimes (with any 2 cards really) if I feel like the CO is getting greedy and will bet any 2 when we check to him.

Brad

[afk]

Bet the flop in this spot. With the line you took I'd bet the turn and you could very well take it down right there.

[imported_smoove]

Shucks, I had a feeling it wasn't right. Need to pick up SSHE again. Thanks guys.

[Greg J]

I understand what you are trying to do here, but you should play this more straightforwardly most of the time. Bet out. Check the turn when you don't hit.

When you hit the river you can sometimes checkraise if you checked the turn, and called a bet there. (Read dependent)