he raises, I call...good poker?

[DaBartman]

A checkraise (as opposed to a raise) most often signifies a good hand, usually two-pair or better. What could you beat here? KK, QQ or AJ. Even with that, playing back on the flop would have defined where you were a bit clearer. His raise on the turn was the truth (players do lie on the flop) except maybe if he was a maniac, but I'm assuming he was a decent player with no other information. The only real hands you can beat at this point are A [img]/forums/images/icons/club.gif[/img] J [img]/forums/images/icons/club.gif[/img] and QQ. Would he have played those hands this strongly? I don't pay off at the river with this one. And I do usually pay off as I prefer to err on the side of losing one bet as opposed to the whole pot.