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Someone bets out a draw on the flop ahead of you, you call his bet with next to nothing. When a blank turns, he checks to you or bets the same amount indicating weakness, and you go over the top of him.
If you're confident he's on a draw, is there any reason you aren't raising on the flop? What happens when it isn't a "blank" that falls?
Because a call represents more strength than suddenly jumping allin on the flop when they have a small piece of the board but are still scared
A call is a stronger play than a raise? Um, no.

What are you even talking about here? Did you read the original post that I was responding to?
A call can be percieved as stronger than a raise in certain situations. A raise can be seen as a steal attempt, whereas a call is not a steal attempt. At least not yet anyway. A call to an opponent can mean you hit the flop or even worse popped a monster, and intend on draining them for all they're worth. This is what makes the delayed bluff steal so powerful. It appears stronger than a straight bluff steal. That's because of the flop smooth call. If they're truly weak and you sense it they will back off when you raise them hard on the turn.

In some instances, a call is stronger than a raise, though I understand where your coming from.