What is check-raising?

A check-raise in poker is a common deceptive play in which a player checks early in a betting round, hoping someone else will open. The player who checked then raises in the same round.

What is check-raising? In its basic form the check raise is defined as raising an opponents bet on the same betting round that you checked to them. In order for the check raise to work you need to be confident that your opponent will bet if they also check you have given them a free card. Check-ra