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If you've ever watched Phil Hellmuth play poker on television you would have seen him use his famous \"check in the dark<\/strong>\" move. Checking in the dark<\/em> is not really a strategy in poker<\/a> - it is more of a surprise move when you are playing Texas Hold'Em<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it's not just reserved for the self-proclaimed greatest of all time. Anyone can do this in their game and we will explain how it works and why you may want to use it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What Does Checking in The Dark Mean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In poker, making an action \"in the dark\"<\/em><\/strong> (or a \"dark action\"<\/strong><\/em>) means that you make your action before the card(s) for that next street are dealt. Therefore, doing a \"check in the dark\"<\/strong><\/em> means checking before receiving or looking at your cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dark actions are not limited to checking<\/strong>, if you are first to act you have the ability to check or make a bet before the beginning of the next street. If the player that acts before you has made a dark action, you also have the option to make a dark action. For instance, you could even make a dark raise or a dark call if someone has made a dark bet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, Player A raises from the button and Player B calls in the big blind<\/a>. This call from Player B ends the preflop betting round, now before the flop is dealt Player B has the option to make a dark action such as a check in the dark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can make a dark action on any street or betting round<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n