The Check / Raise

Ok. This is by far the most overrated play in NL Hold'em. Some of you people check/raise like its your job. Check/raising is not only not always the best play, but is, in fact, sometimes a terrible play. However, you people still love it like a brother. I just laugh everytime you guys check/raise someone and have to fold when you get outplayed on the next street.

[Melchiades]

Thank you.

[zambonidrivr]

only the check raise/all in works in gereral. shove it in biaaaatch

[gobboboy]

You are a good contributor to this forum and we will take your advice because you have proven yourself to us and the poker community.

Bravo, good sir, as you are a hero to our kind. The insight you provide us in this useful and worthy thread blows away all poker literature written to this date. It is an honor to meet your acquaintance and welcome to the forums.

[jcm4ccc]

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only the check raise/all in works in gereral. shove it in biaaaatch

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This one okay?

Seat 1: youngo (1590 in chips)
Seat 2: jcm4ccc (920 in chips)
Seat 3: cardshark202 (1870 in chips)
Seat 4: sucramp (1950 in chips)
Seat 5: JRRW (1020 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: stakks (1190 in chips)
Seat 7: greg007 (1560 in chips)
Seat 8: HawkDwight (1230 in chips)
Seat 9: paintman1 (2170 in chips)
greg007: posts small blind 10
HawkDwight: posts big blind 20

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jcm4ccc 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
paintman1: folds
youngo: folds
jcm4ccc: calls 20
cardshark202: folds
sucramp: raises 80 to 100
JRRW: folds
stakks: folds
greg007: folds
HawkDwight: folds
jcm4ccc: calls 80

*** FLOP ***
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jcm4ccc: checks
sucramp: bets 150
jcm4ccc: raises 670 to 820 and is all-in

[Sam T.]

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only the check raise/all in works in gereral.

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I'll have to remember not to play in general.

[LearnedfromTV]

I'm trying to figure out if he knows what sarcastic means.

if you want a serious answer, i think it is. Your ahead of a significant portion of his range AK, AQ, 77, 55, maybe KQ, and mayve you will even get him to fold AT, and prob 99. ballsy, but i like it.

[MikeSmith]

it can be misplayed, but i check raise when i have a hand that could easily call a push like a check raising set on a rainbow flop in early position etc.