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The check-raise is an important move in no-limit hold'em. The fact that check-raising is an especially aggressive play certainly makes it attractive to some players.

That said, the strategy involved when employing the check-raise successfully can be complicated, with new players in particular not always appreciating all of the factors that need to be in place in order to make the move work.

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We caught up with Team PokerStars Pro Felipe Ramos at the PokerStars Championship Bahamas series this week to talk about check-raising, and he picked a hand from the European Poker Tour Prague Main Event from last month to use as an illustration to help him discuss the move.

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How do you check at a poker table. Posted by 1 day ago. How do you check at a poker table. I usually slam my fists down on the table and scream 'CHERK CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECCKKK'. You forgot the part where you check your cards you looked at 30sec ago but have already forgot. Learn to Play Poker in no time: poker tutorial is a great way to learn the card g. If you think that your opponent missed a draw and has a very weak hand, it may be more profitable to check in an attempt to induce a bluff. If you bet and it turns out they have no hand at all, then you are not going to win any more money because they are just going to fold.

Ramos had a nice run in the EPT Prague Main Event, making it all of the way to 15th place out of a field of 1,192. The hand Ramos chose to discuss came after the cash bubble burst when he was playing at the feature table.

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The hand begins with Ramos the table's big stack with around 700,000 (about 90 big blinds). Salvatore Bonavena — who won the EPT Prague Main Event back in Season 5 (2008) — is his opponent in the hand, having just arrived at the feature table with a stack of about 350,000 (a bit over 40 big blinds).

From middle position Bonavena opened from 18,000 (a bit over 2x) and Ramos called from the big blind.

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The flop came , and after checking Ramos watched as Bonavena continued for 28,000.

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As Ramos explains, the situation, stack sizes, and board texture all suggest this to be a good spot for him to check-raise — regardless of Ramos's hand, in fact.

However, as he points out, you don't simply want to check-raise just because you think an opponent might be bluffing. There are multiple reasons for check-raising, and you want to think about and decide if any of them apply before you do.

Ramos lists four reasons for check-raising:

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• as a bluff
• for value
• as a semi-bluff
• for 'meta-game' reasons

Listen to Ramos explain these points and see as well how he played the particular hand with Ramos:

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