here is a hand where I used the check-raise successfully
#Game No : 4563685922
***** Hand History for Game 4563685922 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $33 Buy-in Trny:25066236 Level:1 Blinds(20/40) - Wednesday, June 21, 13:12:27 ET 2006
Table Table 110272 (
real money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 3: ctpkr ( $1900 )
Seat 5: jeffereth ( $1640 )
Seat 9: NoNines ( $1330 )
Seat 10: alchemist722 ( $2000 )
Seat 1: dhtotman ( $2200 )
Seat 2: Russia2006 ( $5090 )
Seat 7: MCBizzo ( $1940 )
Seat 8: Robertloses ( $1920 )
Seat 4: Mj23LBJ111 ( $1980 )
Trny:25066236 Level:1
Blinds(20/40)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Mj23LBJ111 [ 7h 7d ]
dhtotman calls [40].
Russia2006 folds.
ctpkr folds.
Mj23LBJ111 calls [40].
jeffereth folds.
MCBizzo raises [100].
Robertloses folds.
NoNines folds.
alchemist722 folds.
dhtotman calls [60].
Mj23LBJ111 calls [60].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7c, 3d, 4s ]
dhtotman checks.
Mj23LBJ111 checks.
MCBizzo bets [200].
dhtotman folds.
Mj23LBJ111 calls [200].
** Dealing Turn ** [ As ]
Mj23LBJ111 checks.
MCBizzo bets [350].
Mj23LBJ111 raises [800].
MCBizzo calls [450].
** Dealing River ** [ 6d ]
Mj23LBJ111 is all-In [880]
MCBizzo is all-In [840]
Mj23LBJ111 shows [ 7h, 7d ] three of a kind, sevens.
MCBizzo shows [ Ad, Td ] a pair of aces.
Mj23LBJ111 wins 40 chips from side pot #1 with three of a kind, sevens.
Mj23LBJ111 wins 4040 chips from the main pot with three of a kind, sevens.
MCBizzo finished in ninth place.
Game #4563692027 starts.
I just check-called the flop because because with that board it didn't look like villian hit, plus no draws out there, so i could safely give a free card and keep him in the betting lead. When the ace came on the turn I knew he would bet at it, and his play prior suggested that if i led into him he would just call (call station) So i check-raised him on the turn and when he called the raise i knew he was giving me his stack regardless of the river
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