When to check-raise?

[DrGonzo]

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One good use is in multi way pots. Check raise an LP bettor on a draw heavy board to protect your hand, check raise with good relative position flopped sets to trap callers of contination bets.

Heads up, use it with good hands when villain is more likely to bet than call.

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Thanks!

I should have mentioned that I play 6max. Not as many multiway pots there as in full ring games. I certainly see what you mean by check-raising more in multiway with draw-heavy boards. Makes sense when you have more players to trap between you and the raiser.

I'm not sure about heads-up. When you say "when villain is more likely to bet than call" do you mean inducing a bluff or a weak value bet and check-raise to win the pot right away? You would do that with a hand that is so strong that you would like it if he actually called, but you don't figure to be able to make any more money out of him?