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.
Betting is the key to Poker, for the game, in essence, is a game of chip management. In the course of each Poker deal, there will be one or more betting intervals in which the players have an opportunity to bet on their hands.