ABC Poker

The Term ABC Poker is used to define a player with a very particular style. This style of play is not fancy or flashy and is straight forward, just solid poker playing. ABC Poker is best used when playing a low limit game of Texas Holdem.

By playing ABC Poker you can assure you wont find yourself in any position where you are chasing a hand or you get caught making a bluff. This is the best way for beginners to learn the game.

ABC Poker Theory

Some of the main ideas of ABC Poker are to play tight, especially preflop, are playing only solid hands while in position, check or fold when you have a weak hand and bet or raise when you have a strong hand. You can call with a drawing hand but only when the pot odds you are getting will justify it. Learning to play poker in this style can help you become a better player.

Playing ABC Poker is a good way for new players to start because it teaches them to play their cards and not their opponents. When you are a new poker player, you will need to know hand strengths and which hands you should fold or play. Experienced players will find it easy to pick out players with this style which is why ABC players should stay at low limit poker games.

Whether you are playing in a tournament or in a cash game, ABC poker will certainly help you increase your bankroll. Many players in tournaments start the game by using this method and then turn to a looser style once the tournament has been going for a while.

If you are a cash game player you can employ the ABC poker method for Texas Holdem, but playing in other types of poker will be harder to do because of the starting hand expected values.

ABC POKER STARTING HANDS

Using this system and the table below you can improve your basic poker playing and learn how to move onto other more complex systems. In this setting, the starting hands with the lower numbers are more ideal than those of the higher hands. Those hands that fall into 1,2 or 3 range are worthy of your time in both cash and tournament play...

Pre-Flop Basic Strategy

	A	K	Q	J	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
A	1	1	2	2	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	A
K	2	1	2	3	4	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	K
Q	3	4	1	3	4	5	7	S	U	I	T	E	D	Q
J	4	5	5	1	3	4	6	8	C	A	R	D	S	J
10	6	6	6	5	2	4	5	7						10
9	8	8	8	7	7	3	4	5	8					9
8				8	8	7	4	5	6	8				8
7							8	5	5	6	8			7
6								8	5	6	7			6
5	O	F	F	S	U	I	T		8	6	6	7		5
4	C	A	R	D	S					8	7	7	8	4
3												7	8	3
2													7	2
	A	K	Q	J	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2

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