How high can you go?

[O Doyle Rules]

A question to all you online players who multi-table full ring games (3 or more):

How high a limit can you play ABC style poker and still be profitable? I know from my own experience that the $3/$6 game is very beatable using this approach.

If any of you multi-tablers care to share if you are beating the $5/$10 or $15/$30 limits using this approach I would greatly appreciate your input. Thanks.

[lostinthought]

I suspect that one can profit from multi-tabling at the higher limits, although it requires more skill, experience, and more extensive notes..

I think if you play ABC poker at the higher limits you will probably get run over..

[CrackerZack]

no, it pretty much works as high as you can afford to go. The problem is that many people aren't very good at ABC poker.

[Tosh]

Seems to be a common question recently. IF you can play ABC poker well then you can beat almost any online game.

[Rumblebelly]

Ok newb question here. I did a search, but don't see it... what is ABC style poker? /images/graemlins/confused.gif

[sthief09]

it just means playing without being tricky. no headsup semi-bluff turn check-raises and stuff.

[IlliniRyRy]

Hey O'Doyle, you and I have played quite a bit together on Party, you're a solid player. Anyway, I have a friend that makes a living playing 15-30 and higher, and we've talked about the ABC thing. I think the consensus is that if you play 15-30 the same way you play 3-6 without much trickiness, your win rate will definitely be lower, but you still have a very good chance at being at least a marginal winning player. I have the bankroll to play 15-30, but I'm very very risk averse and even after making 5 figures playing 3-6, I'm still taking my time moving up to 5-10. I've watched my friend play the 15-30 games for hours, and I know for a fact that I would've gotten BURNED in some situations playing the way I normally do. I'd be folding to a raise on the turn and he'd be re-raising and it would be good. The players fight for pots so much more. I think people are shaken out less with AK and pocket pairs.

[Inthacup]

IF you can play ABC poker well then you can beat almost any online game.

Playing 3-6 ABC at 15-30 would significantly lower your winrate and you would be bullied like a little girl. 15-30 can be successfully multitabled, but several adjustments need to be made. I think this blanket statement is quite dangerous and untrue in regards to the topic.



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[astroglide]

based on my 3/6 play in the past, i think you would do well to disable chat

[J.A.Sucker]

That's wrong. ABC poker is playing CORRECTLY. Most people (including posters here) have no idea what that is.

[sthief09]

so then what's after playing ABC poker? occasionally mixing in slightly less-than-optimal plays to throw opponents off? it seems like people generally use it to describe "basic" play, as if there's something beyond it, so that's what I assumed it meant.

[Inthacup]

Sucker made a post about it (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=mediumholdem&Number=617485 &Forum=mediumholdem&Words=ABC%20Poker&Match=Entire %20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=100&Old=allposts&Main =617485&Search=true#Post617485) a while back.



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