Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place. stoa.
A check-raise in poker is a common deceptive play in which a player checks early in a betting round, hoping someone else will open. The player who checked then raises in the same round.
Thereâs just one catch: this is a scam. The check is no good, even though it appears to be a legitimate cashierâs check. The lottery angle is a trick to get you to wire money to someone you donât know. If you were to deposit the check and wire the money, your bank would soon learn that the check was a fake.