Quote Originally Posted by Pelion
Why not raise and then see if the turn is blank before pushing?

Do you think he will call with 77 here?
You would need to put opp on overs for 7's to call. Tough choice if you get raised here. Thats why its often better to check raise here. It makes you look serious and it makes opp declare the strength of his hand. So betting into the opp here with nothing is asking for trouble. If he has a set here its lovely play but he doesnt. The read while utter gambOOl is good which again shows why the checkraise puts AQ to the test. You need balls of steel to read and then reraise the check raised oesd here.