At a glance
- On the HUD
- Flop RCB·Turn RCB·River RCB
- Formula
raises / times they faced the c-bet with no raise in front and could raise- Typical range
5–15% on every street
- Where it shows
- Badge: players facing a c-bet. Panel on your turn: when your bet is a c-bet, how often each player raises it.
- Read hint
- Above: Raises c-bets a lot: c-bet a stronger range.
- 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 c-bet is the aggressive answer to a c-bet. The raiser bets, and the player raises instead of folding or calling. Out of position that’s a check-raise; in position it’s a raise straight after the bet. Both count, as long as the bet they raised was the raiser’s c-bet.
Two related stats cast a wider net:
- Check-raise counts any check followed by a raise, against anyone’s bet. Raise c-bet only counts raises of a c-bet, but includes raises from players who never checked.
- Raise vs bet counts raises the first time a player faces a bet on a street, whoever made it.
Along with fold to c-bet and call c-bet, it completes the three answers to the same bet. It’s the smallest of the three and the most expensive one for the c-bettor, so a few points of difference matter more here than anywhere else in the family.
How it’s calculated
Raise c-bet shares fold to c-bet’s chances, with one extra condition:
- Chance: the player’s first action after the c-bet on that street, facing exactly the c-bet (no raise in between), with chips behind beyond a call. If calling would put them all-in, it isn’t a raise chance.
- Event: they raised, by check-raising or by raising in position.
- Streets: the flop c-bet, the double barrel on the turn, the triple barrel on the river.
- Excluded: streets where fewer than two players could still bet, limped pots, and streets where someone donk-bet before the raiser acted.
Formula: raises ÷ c-bets faced with no raise in front, when they could raise. Each street is kept in and out of position against the c-bettor and by pot type.
Out of position, every raise of a c-bet is a check-raise: the player acts before the c-bettor, so they had to check first. The out-of-position version is therefore the player’s check-raise rate against c-bets specifically.
Example: Ana faced 60 flop c-bets with chips to raise and raised 9: 9 / 60 = 15%. Out of position she raised 6 of 35 (17%), all check-raises; in position, 3 of 25 (12%). Her overall number sits at the top of the typical range, but her out-of-position version is above it.
Why it matters
A raise is the costliest answer to your c-bet. It takes away the equity of hands that wanted to see the turn, and it forces a big decision in a bigger pot. Raise c-bet tells you how often that happens, and so how much risk sits on each c-bet bluff.
Small c-bets are the cheapest to attack. Say the pot is 10 bb and you c-bet 3.3 bb (33%). A raise to 10 bb risks 10 to win 13.3, so as a pure bluff it needs you to fold only 10 / 23.3 = 43% of the time. If you c-bet small with everything and fold your misses to a raise, that raise shows a profit against you.
The number also tells you what their calls mean. A player who raises often moves many strong hands and draws out of their calling range, so when they just call, their range is capped and you can keep barreling. A player who almost never raises keeps sets and two pair in their calls, so a flat call can be anything.
In most PokerNow games raises are rare and strong. The HUD only makes a read on the high side (“Raises c-bets a lot: c-bet a stronger range.”), and that’s the version of this number that should change how you c-bet.
Too low, about right, too high
Too low: under 5%
What it says
The player almost never raises a c-bet. They call with their strong hands and their draws, or fold. That’s passive play, common in Station, Fish and Rock types and in home-game regulars who like to slowplay sets. It also means a raise from them is very strong: usually a set, two pair or better.
The HUD colors a low number blue but makes no read from it.
How to exploit it
- C-bet freely, including thin value and bluffs, since you rarely face a raise. Their fold to c-bet tells you how much to bluff.
- When they do raise, usually fold one pair, overpairs included, unless the board is dry and you hold the top of your range.
- Remember their calls are uncapped: sets and two pair are in there. On quiet turns, keep betting your value but slow down with medium hands.
- Don’t try to induce raises with tiny bets. With your strong hands, bet a size they’ll call.
About right: 5–15%
What it says
The player raises some c-bets, usually a mix of value (sets, two pair, strong top pairs) and semi-bluffs with draws. Most solid players land here, with more raises out of position, where calling realizes less equity, and on wet boards, where draws have something to raise with. In position they raise less and call more.
In home games, even players in this range tend to raise for value far more often than as a bluff, so a raise from them still deserves respect.
How to exploit it
- Check the version for this spot. A player at 10% overall may be 16% out of position and 4% in position: c-bet more freely when they sit behind you, and keep weak hands out of your c-bets when they sit in front. When your bet is a c-bet, the panel shows the version for their position against you.
- Respect a turn raise more than a flop raise. A balanced player’s turn raises lean heavily toward value.
Too high: over 15%
What it says
The player raises a lot of c-bets. That’s an aggressive player (LAG or Maniac types) attacking small bets with draws, weak pairs and sometimes air, or someone who raises “to see where they’re at”. Their raising range is wide, which leaves their calling range weaker than usual.
Against a table that c-bets small and often, raising more is the right counter, so a high number from a thinking player can be a response to how others play.
How to exploit it
C-bet a stronger range into them.
- Check more of the hands that can’t stand a raise: weak top pairs on wet boards, middle pairs, and pure bluffs.
- Bet the hands that welcome a raise: strong top pairs, overpairs, sets, and big draws that can re-raise all-in.
- With your strongest hands, c-bet small to invite the raise rather than betting big.
- Call their raises lighter. Top pair with a good kicker and overpairs are often ahead of a wide raising range.
- When they only call, keep barreling: their best hands would usually have raised.
On the flop, turn and river
Flop: raise c-bet
Most raises against c-bets happen on the flop. Pots are small, stacks are deep and draws are everywhere, so a raise can be a semi-bluff that wins the pot now or improves later. Value raises come from sets, two pair and strong top pairs that want to build the pot and charge the draws.
Good players raise more from the big blind than from the button, because calling out of position realizes less equity. In 3-bet pots, with less behind relative to the pot, a flop raise often commits the player, so raises there lean toward value and strong draws.
Flop exploit: against a high flop number, stop c-betting small on wet, connected boards with hands you’d fold to a raise. Check those hands, and bet the ones that are happy to get raised. If their raise is mostly a check-raise (their out-of-position version is the high one), this only applies when you’re in position to them.
Turn: raise c-bet
A raise of the double barrel is rarer and stronger. The pot is bigger, so a turn raise puts a large share of the stack in, and most players save it for two pair, sets, straights and flushes, with few bluffs. Draws that called the flop often just call again to see the river.
The HUD keeps the same 5–15% range here, but a turn raise from a player whose number is low or normal deserves more respect than a flop raise. One pair is usually beaten.
If a player’s turn number is over 15% with a real sample, they’re one of the few who bluff-raise the turn. Call down wider with overpairs and top pairs, and don’t double barrel air into them; their raise will take it away. Against everyone else, a fold to a turn raise with one pair is rarely a big mistake.
River: raise c-bet
On the river, a raise of the triple barrel is one of the most polarized moves in poker: the nuts or close to it, or a bluff. There’s no draw left to semi-bluff with, and in most PokerNow games river raises are far more often value than bluffs.
These chances are rare. The player has to call two c-bets first and still have chips behind, so the river number stays faded for a long time. A number built on 6 chances means very little: one raise moves it by 17 points.
River exploit: against a low or unknown river number, fold one pair and most two-pair hands to a river raise on boards where straights or flushes got there. Against a player with a real sample over 15%, your strong one-pair hands become bluff-catchers worth calling with, especially when the obvious draws missed.
When it’s your own number
On your own badge, a high raise c-bet shows the read others can use: c-bet a stronger range into you. Observant players will check their weak hands, bet only what can stand a raise, and call your raises lighter.
A very low number costs you too, even though the HUD makes no read from it: when you finally raise, everyone folds, so your sets get paid less. Think about where your raises come from. Out of position, a check-raise rate near zero means you’re calling with your best hands and folding your draws; start check-raising sets and your strongest draws, like a flush draw with an overcard or an open-ender. In position, raise some value instead of always calling. If you’re over 15% everywhere, cut the raises with hands that have no draw.
Using it on the HUD
The badge shows raise c-bet for players facing a c-bet. On your turn, when your bet would be a c-bet, the panel shows how often each player raises it, next to their fold rates under your size buttons. That makes it a pre-bet check: if a player still to act raises c-bets a lot, choose a stronger hand to bet or check instead.
Gold means over 15%, blue under 5%. When the position and pot-type version has fewer than 12 chances, the HUD steps back to a broader one and the tooltip names it; a number still under 12 chances is faded. Only a high number makes a read.
This stat needs patience. A 10% number over 30 chances is ±5.5 points, enough to span the whole typical range; over 100 chances it’s ±3. Treat anything under 50 chances as a hint. Read it with check-raise, raise vs bet and your own fold to raise.
Questions
What is a good raise c-bet percentage?
Between 5% and 15% is typical on every street. Out of position, where raises are check-raises, solid players sit toward the top of that range; in position, lower is normal since calling works well there. Over 15% means an aggressive player who attacks c-bets. Under 5% means raises are rare and usually very strong.
Does raise c-bet include check-raises?
Yes, when the bet they check-raised was a c-bet. A player out of position to the c-bettor has to check first, so every raise they make against the c-bet is a check-raise. Raises in position count as well. The check-raise stat is broader: it counts check-raises against anyone’s bet, not just c-bets.
How do you play against someone who raises your c-bets a lot?
C-bet a stronger range. Check the hands that can’t stand a raise, bet the ones that can call or re-raise, and with your best hands bet small to invite the raise. When they do raise, call down lighter with top pair and overpairs, since their raising range is wide.
Raise c-bet vs raise vs bet: which should I use?
Use raise c-bet when your bet is a c-bet, because some players raise c-bets far more than other bets. Raise vs bet counts the first bet a player faces on a street from anyone, including donk bets and stabs, so it builds sample faster and helps when the raise c-bet sample is still thin.