check-raise

check-raise (third-person singular simple present check-raises, present participle check-raising, simple past and past participle check-raised)

1. (poker) To check and then raise a bet by another player in the same betting round.

   Check-raising is sometimes specifically prohibited by house rules.

check-raise (plural check-raises)

1. (poker) A raise made by a player who checked before in the same betting round.

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