check-raise

UK: /ˈtʃek ˌɹeɪz/

Definition

Definition of check-raise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

betting move

TECH.

check, then raise after another player bets in poker

TECH.

She check-raises on the turn to pressure a bluff.

Noun

game

TECH.

raise made after checking earlier in the same betting round

TECH.

His check-raise on the turn pushed everyone out.

fit

meltdown

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Origin of check-raise

poker term: check + raise

Examples of check-raise in a sentence

On that board, he rarely check-raises without a strong draw.
She won the pot with a check-raise after the flop.
A check-raise here signals strength more often than a bluff.

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French:faire parole-relance, check-raise, ...
German:checkraisen, Check-Raise, ...
Italian:fare check-raise, check-raise, ...
Spanish:hacer check-raise, check-raise, ...
Portuguese:fazer um check-raise, check-raise, ...
Chinese:过牌加注, 先过牌再加注的战术, ...
Japanese:チェックレイズする, チェックレイズ, ...
Arabic:شَيَّكَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ الرِّهانَ, تَحَقُّق-رَفْع, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲשׂוֹת צֶ'ק רֵייז, צֶ'ק־רֵייז, ...
Russian:чек-рейзить, чек-рейз, ...
Ukrainian:зіграти чек-рейз, чек-рейз, ...
Hindi:चेक-रेज़ करना, चेक-रेज़, ...
Bengali:চেক-রেইজ করা, চেক-রেইজ, ...
Catalan:fer check-raise, check-raise, ...
Czech:zahrát check-raise, check-raise, ...
Danish:check-raise, check-raise-træk, ...
Dutch:checken en raisen, check-raise, ...
Greek:κάνω τσεκ-ρέιζ, τσεκ-ρέιζ, ...
Hungarian:check-raise-elni, check-raise, ...
Khmer:មិនភ្នាល់មុន រួចបង្កើនទឹកប្រាក់ភ្នាល់ក្រោយអ្នកលេងផ្សេងភ្នាល់ក្នុងល្បែងបៀ, ការដំឡើងភ្នាល់បន្ទាប់ពីឆែកក្នុងជុំភ្នាល់ដដែល, ...
Korean:체크레이즈하다, 체크 레이즈, ...
Persian:چک‌ریز کرد, چک‌ریز, ...
Polish:czekrejzować, czek-raise, ...
Portuguese (BR):dar check-raise, check-raise, ...
Romanian:a da check-raise, check-raise, ...
Swedish:checka och höja, checkhöjning, ...
Thai:เช็กเรส, การเช็กเรส, ...
Turkish:check-raise yapmak, check-raise, ...
Vietnamese:check-raise, cú check rồi tố, ...

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