What is abc poker - NL

[AmonRaa]

Often I see comments/advises to just play ABC poker. Even as high (for me) as NL200.
I know it means simple, by the book poker. But I cant see it working. For example: You raise and make a cont bet against single caller (you dont connect). He calls, turn is blank and you have to check/fold. Ofc villains connect to board too but that is too exploitable. You make TPTK and are raised on turn - easy fold, if villain knows you're gonna fold TPTK he may raise you with any2.
I'm concerned that playing ABC poker I'll be an open book for every1 to read. So how can it work?

[AKQJ10]

Well, that's more or less the point -- against decent players who know what "ABC poker" prescribes and tailor their game to blunt it, you can't just play ABC poker.

E.g., don't always CB against someone who will call bluff on your CBs. But sometimes check/raise, sometimes check/call the flop and lead the turn with a good hand, sometimes two-barrell unimproved overcards, sometimes check/raise bluff on the turn. Make it so that your opponent has no idea if a check (or bet) on the flop means strength or weakness, and doesn't want to risk a lot of chips to find out.

I certainly don't think ABC poker will beat any online NL200 games open to US residents. I'm not sure it can beat the Full Tilt NL25 these days.

[jordiepop]

you are the man broadway. seriously.

[KurtSF]

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you are the man broadway. seriously.

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No joke. He answered some of my first questions on 2+2, and always seems to be ready and willing to help and always seems to have good information.

Props AKQJ10.

[Phenomenon]

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you are the man broadway. seriously.

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[AKQJ10]

That's not what people say when I give them a hard time for not reading the FAQs. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Seriously, thanks for the kind comments.