c. Check raise and pick-up checks

Player A checks; player B bets; now player A raises… that is called check raising. Player A checks; player B checks; player C makes a bet three times larger than the maximum bet by making A’s bet, B’s raise, and then his own raise… that is called picking up checks. Check raising and picking up checks increase the betting flexibility as well as the number of large bets and raises. But if those modifications cause a defensive attitude among players, a decrease in the betting pace can occur. Also, house rules of many games prohibit check raising and picking up checks.