Quote Originally Posted by metaxy6
Calling $179 to win $243 is a big mistake. Calling $79 to win $328 is actually correct, though. Just because check raising has the same *net effect* doesn't mean it's the same thing.
That's what I'm getting at.
you can look at this from an ev perspective or a mistakes perspective. It is +EV for hero to check, because he knows the guy will bet and call maybe call a push, but a plain bet will result in a fold more often than not. Hero is making a smaller mistake by check raising than by betting, as he's getting all of the money he reasonably can. Villain is making a huge mistake by making a very -EV bet, and a very small (minor +EV) correct decision by subsequently calling the push.