[Phantom Lord]

I don't know what rules you play under, but a person checking has never prevented me from raising or going all in.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

We're playing at pacificpoker.com - its a nice interface, up to ten players per game and unlimited resets on fake money, but unfortunately, there's a $40 limit per bet/raise. You're kind of screwed if you're so far down you have to go all in.

[wardaddy]

CP is talking about standard online poker. A bet or blind must be placed prior to raising and there is no "all in".

The raises are increments of the bet . On 20/40, 20 dollar bets or raises in the pocket or on the flop. You can also straddle the blinds if you feel froggy. After the flop, then it goes to 40.

I realize that some house games have some nuances that alter that a little and that in world series poker, all in is the big difference....Devilfish, Johnny Chan and that gang but that's like comparing Chuck Yeager to a Cub pilot.

The friendly real world games I play never allow all in. Some guy gets a streak and he can wipe out everyone or if he has a huge stake then he has a huge advantage. We always set limits and usually mimic the same rules as the online sites more or less.

How do you raise a check other than simply betting? A raise is made on a bet by it's nature.