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Message: [QUOTE="Cheetah, post: 637760, member: 28209"] Check-raising is very important in Limit Holdem to isolate people and put more money in the pot, to name a few. Dissalowing it increases the luck factor of the game. In NL Holdem, although not used as often, it too is an important tool. Ironically, the threat of a check-raise makes it LESS likely for people to bluff. So if someone is concerned about check-raising being "deceitful" and "unpolite", how about considering that in NL the threat of check-raise actually decreases bluffs. Also, why is one form of deception worse than another? Why not disallow bluffs? How about slow plays(like check-calling)? Isn't check-calling impolite as well? Singling out one betting option is quite arbitrary and decreases the quality of the game. I guess some people prefer to play things to showdown to see who got lucky. Preflop all-in NL holdem :eek: would accomplish that much more efficiently. :) [/QUOTE]