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Rethinking the River Check-Raise

If you play a lot of poker online in the low and "micro" limits, there's a scenario that comes up surprisingly frequently in no-limit hold'em games in hands that reach the river.

On fifth street, a player makes a very strong hand. For example, having called from the blinds with , the player continues to check-call as the board runs out . That river spade nicely completed the nut flush for the draw-chasing player, setting him up to win the pot.

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