Check-raising to get free cards

[mflip]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button (t1685)
Hero (t2040)
BB (t1075)
UTG (t1800)
UTG+1 (t1080)
MP1 (t1680)
MP2 (t1215)
CO (t4425)

Preflop: Hero is SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t120</font>, BB calls t90.

Flop: (t240) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t120</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t400</font>, BB calls t280.

Turn: (t1040) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks.

I find this an effective technique while drawing to a flush such as the example here. Do other members on this forum employ this technique or is it a bad move?

[bananapancakes]

i dont like it out of position. doing it in position is a good limit hold em move and can work in NL too... though i usually only min raise or barely over min raise (raise to 240-300 in this case, and only if im in position.)

[Moose747]

You aren't check-raising to get free cards here--you're doing it as a value bet. You flopped an absolute monsters--2 overcards plus a flush draw. On the flop, you're a favorite against strong hands like A8 and TT and you're only a small underdog to sets. The only hand that beats you here is Ax of diamonds. After check-raising the flop, you should generally bet the turn. You'll take down the pot surprisingly often and when you don't, you still have plenty of outs.