At a glance
- On the HUD
- Flop Rse·Turn Rse·River Rse
- Formula
streets where they raised / streets where they faced a bet and could raise- Typical range
5–16% on every street
- Where it shows
- Badge: players facing a bet who haven’t checked, and the raiser.
- Trust it after
- 12 chances. Below that the number is faded; reads need 12 chances and a number at least one standard error outside the typical range.
What it measures
Raise is the HUD’s widest raising stat. On each street, if a player faces a bet at any point with chips behind to raise, that street is a chance; if they raise at any point on it, it counts. How they got there doesn’t matter: a check-raise, a raise in position, a raise of a lead, or a re-raise after their own bet got raised all count the same.
Its relatives each narrow it down. Raise vs bet only looks at the answer to the first bet of the street and keeps it by bet size; it’s the number the panel uses when you bet. Check-raise only counts streets where they checked first. Raise c-bet only counts raises of the c-bet, and raise donk bet only raises of a lead into the aggressor.
Use Raise for one overall answer to “is this player a postflop raiser?”, when the narrower stats are thin, or when the spot fits none of them, such as a multiway pot where a bet was already raised before they acted. For “if I bet this size, will they raise?”, use raise vs bet.
How it’s calculated
- Chance: a street where, at some point, they faced a bet with chips behind to raise. It’s counted once per street, however many bets they faced on it.
- Counts if: they raised at any point on that street, check-raises and re-raises included.
- Not a chance: streets where nobody bet into them, spots where calling would already put them all-in, and streets where fewer than two players could still bet.
Formula: streets where they raised ÷ streets where they faced a bet and could raise. Raise isn’t split any further; each street has a single number.
One quirk: a player who bets and then gets raised also has a Raise chance on that street, because they now face a bet with chips behind. Re-raising there is rare, so a player who bets often and gets raised often collects extra chances that seldom count, which pulls their number down.
Example: Marco faced a flop bet with chips behind on 40 streets. On 34 of them he was answering the first bet and raised 6. On the other 6 he had bet himself and then got raised, and he never re-raised. His flop Raise is 6 / 40 = 15%, inside the typical range. His raise vs bet uses only the first group: 6 / 34 = 18%, which shows gold. Same raises, different question.
Why it matters
Postflop raises build the biggest pots. A flop raise often leads to stacks going in by the river, so knowing who raises and how often decides how freely you can bet into them.
A raising range is polarized: strong made hands, strong draws and some bluffs. The percentage tells you how wide it is. At 5% it’s mostly sets, two pair and the occasional big draw. At 16% and above it has to include weaker hands: top pair, modest draws and plain bluffs.
That changes two decisions. Before you bet, it tells you whether a medium hand is likely to get raised off its equity. After they raise, it tells you how wide to continue: fold more against a 4% raiser, call or re-raise wider against a 20% one. Read it next to aggression factor: AF counts raises together with bets, so a high AF with a low Raise means a player who bets a lot but rarely raises.
Too low, about right, too high
Too low: under 5%
What it says
They almost never raise after the flop. Most players here are passive callers who play their strong hands by calling, like the Station player type, or tight players who raise only near-nut hands. Either way, a raise from them is strong, and their calling range is wide and includes hands that could have raised. In passive PokerNow games, many players sit here on the turn and river even if their flop number looks normal.
How to exploit it
- Value-bet thinner: second pair and weak top pair on safe boards. You rarely get raised off the best hand.
- Bet your draws for value and fold equity without fear of being blown off them.
- Bet bigger with strong hands. A player who doesn’t raise usually calls, so a 66% value bet earns more than a 33% one.
- When they raise, fold one pair, especially on the turn and river.
- Bluff less on their call-heavy streets. A player who never raises is often a player who calls; check their fold vs bet before firing.
About right: 5–16%
What it says
They raise some of the time with a mix of value and draws, which is where most solid players sit. The number alone doesn’t give you an edge here. What helps is knowing where their raises come from: some players raise almost only by check-raising, others raise in position and rarely check-raise, and many raise flops but almost never turns.
How to exploit it
Look at the narrower stats. Compare check-raise with their raises in position, and decide whether to bet into them or check depending on which seat they’re in. Compare streets: a flop raiser who never raises turns can be called on the flop with draws that plan to see the river. Then look at raise size: a small raise from a balanced player is often a cheap semi-bluff, while a large one leans toward value. And be patient with the sample: at 5–16%, a handful of raises can move the number across the whole range.
Too high: over 16%
What it says
They raise a lot when facing bets. At this frequency their raises include top pair, weak draws and bluffs, not just strong hands. LAGs and Maniacs land here, and so do players who treat any bet as a sign of weakness. Their calling range is narrower than average, because many hands that others would call with become raises. Check the chance count in the tooltip first, though: a high number on a small sample is often just two or three hands.
How to exploit it
- Bet a stronger range into them and check more medium hands that can’t handle a raise.
- Bet your strong hands. They raise for you, and you can re-raise or call down.
- Call raises lighter with top pair and strong draws, especially in position.
- Avoid small bets with hands you’d fold to a raise; small bets give them a cheap raise.
- Re-raise sets and two pair for value instead of just calling. Their raising range holds many hands that will pay you.
On the flop, turn and river
Flop: raise
Most postflop raises happen on the flop. The bet is still small, many hands have draws, and a raise can take the pot down or set up a big turn. That’s also why flop Raise tends to read higher than turn and river Raise for the same player.
A flop raise from a player at 16% or more is often a draw or a bluff, especially on wet boards. A flop raise from a player under 5% is usually two pair or better. Use the number to decide what to bet: against a frequent flop raiser, check one-pair hands that don’t want to face a raise and bet hands that can call or re-raise.
Flop exploit: when a high-Raise player raises your flop bet and you hold a strong draw or top pair with a good kicker, call in position and re-evaluate on the turn rather than folding. Their range is wide enough that folding these hands gives up too much.
Turn: raise
Turn raises are rarer and stronger in most games. The pot is bigger, so a raise commits more chips, and with one card left, fewer draws are worth raising. A player who raises the flop at 14% may raise the turn at 6%, and their turn raises lean much more toward made hands.
Because turn chances come less often, the turn number also builds more slowly. A turn Raise of 20% on 15 chances is only three raises, so wait for more hands before treating it as a pattern.
Turn exploit: against a player whose turn Raise is under 5% with a decent sample, fold one-pair hands to a turn raise, even top pair with a strong kicker. If their turn Raise is high, you can bet your strong hands bigger on the turn, since they’re likely to raise with worse and give you a chance to get stacks in.
River: raise
On the river, nothing is left to draw, so a raise is either value or a bluff. In most home games river raises lean heavily toward value, and many players never bluff-raise a river at all. River Raise also includes river check-raises, which are some of the strongest actions in poker for most players.
A low river number is the norm. It means you can value-bet the river thinner against them, since the risk of getting raised off a medium hand is small, and you should fold to their rare river raises with anything but a very strong hand.
River exploit: a river Raise above 16% on a real sample is unusual and points to a player who raises thin value or bluffs. Against them, bet the river smaller with medium hands or check them, and call their raises with strong bluff-catchers such as top pair with a good kicker or an overpair. Check their river bluff (shown) to confirm.
When it’s your own number
The HUD doesn’t turn Raise into a read on your badge, but your number is visible to anyone who looks. If yours is under 5%, observant players will value-bet thin into you and fold to your raises. If it’s over 16%, they’ll bet stronger ranges, check medium hands, and call your raises lighter.
To tell whether yours is off, check it street by street. A flop number in the typical range with turn and river numbers near zero is common and fine. A river number above your flop number usually means you’re raising thin river value or bluffing rivers too often. Fix a low flop number by raising your strong draws and best hands instead of calling them.
Using it on the HUD
Raise shows on the table badges for players facing a bet who haven’t checked on that street (a player who checked shows check-raise instead), and for the raiser after they raise (a check-raiser shows check-raise). It has one version per street with no narrower splits, so it never steps back to a broader number.
Gold means above 16%, blue below 5%, and fewer than 12 chances show faded. Without a read hint, Raise only ever shows as a colored number. Raising is a rare event, so samples matter more than usual: 10% over 30 chances is ±5.5 points, a spread from 4.5% to 15.5% that covers nearly the whole typical range, and over 100 chances it’s ±3. Give it at least 50 chances on a street before acting on small differences. Read it with raise vs bet, check-raise and raise size.
Questions
What does Rse mean on a poker HUD?
Rse is the HUD label for Raise: how often a player raises on a street where they faced a bet with chips behind. It covers the flop, turn and river separately and counts check-raises, raises in position and re-raises. On PokerNow HUD Advanced it shows on the badge of a player facing a bet who hasn’t checked, and on a raiser’s badge.
What is a good postflop raise percentage?
Between 5% and 16% on each street is typical, and that’s the range the HUD uses for colors. Good players usually raise flops more often than turns and rivers, because draws make flop raises cheap and useful. A river number near the bottom of the range is normal. Above 16% the raises include many bluffs and thin value hands.
What’s the difference between Raise and raise vs bet?
Raise counts any street where they faced a bet and could raise, including re-raising after their own bet was raised. Raise vs bet only counts their answer to the first bet of the street and keeps it by bet size. Use raise vs bet to predict whether your bet gets raised, and Raise for an overall picture of how aggressive they are.
Does the raise stat include check-raises?
Yes. A street where they checked, faced a bet and then raised counts as a raise. That’s why a player with a high check-raise usually has a high Raise too. The check-raise stat itself only counts streets where they checked first, so compare the two: if Raise is much higher than check-raise, many of their raises come in position.