When you are playing Texas Holdem you are going to want to
check raise from time to time. The check raise seems to some people
to be sneaky and underhanded. Coming as it does from a hand that
first checks, pretending to have a weak hand, to a hand that will
raise. It can really ruffle some feathers, especially those guys who
are trying to limp into the hand. They want to get all the way to the
river without spending any money. You want them to spend money. The
other day I was playing and was dealt the seven of spades and eight
of spades. I know that there are long odds of catching a flush on the
flop and the eight has lots of over cards that will beat it, but I
was feeling lucky. The flop comes seven of diamonds, seven of hearts
and a king of clubs. Cool, I flopped a set. Fortunately for me
another player flopped kings over sevens. His two pair looked pretty
good to him. I could tell because he was eager to bet. I thought
about it for a long time, making him wait. Then checked. He bet his
KK/77 and I raised him. It changed the whole complexion of the game.
He had thought he was top dog until I raised. He called me. On the
turn the fourth seven came up. It gave him the full house and me the
nut four of a kind. I checked again. He could barely hide his glee as
he bet.
"Be still my beating heart." I said to myself, and raised him
again.
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I was using the check raise to build the pot. I wanted everybody
to stay in but I knew they would not if I bet in early position with
three sevens on the board. That bet has to smell to high heaven of a
full boat at the very least. He was calling on the bet that I did not
have pocket aces and thus AA/777, to beat his kings. His reasoning
was sound. If I had pocket aces it is most likely that I would have
raised before the flop instead of limping in.
There are some guys who just get, well...pissed off, if you check
raise. They will turn all their guns on you and try their best to
beat you. It is tough to do. First they have to have a hand to play
against you. Second they have to have a hand to play that will beat
yours. And third they are morons for taking it personal. Anger will
loose them money every time.
