Check-raises still mean strength
'Check-raises still mean strength' (NLH cash, G5): Name the node (SPR, position, range advantage, player type) before you act — then update every street.
At many small stakes, check-raises remain value-heavy — especially from nits. Treat them seriously with medium bluff-catchers.
Population note: many nits check-raise value. Until they show bluffs, respect it.
Small-stakes check-raises are still weighted to strength from nits. Don't auto-bluff-catch them with medium pairs.