Live play vs. internet play

[BrianSwa]

well im up in live poker and down online so guess your fact dosent hold true for everyone. And actully ive played more hands in live poker then I have online since I dont put money online.

[Penguinfan]

I think the heart of poker is playing it live, but we just have too much access to it on the internet. Definatly two different games.

[Kidd7138]

Personally I enjoy playing live over online. The only thing that is better in online poker is the convenience. I do seem to focus more playing online than I do in live games, probably because I know all the people I play against live while online you sit down at a table largely clueless as to how the others at the table play.

[Gutzz]

You're probably right, I'd take it more seriously vs strangers.

Is the average 3/6 B&M player betterthan the average 3/6 online player? I always thought 3/6 online would be like 5/10 irl or 10/20?

The rake irl must be rougher to beat than the online yes? so winrate is reduced?

Cheers,

Gutzz

[BrianSwa]

its easy as hell just play tight and you should make profit every time you sit down. 5/10 is a little different they play much more solid and lets not get into 2/4 in b&m because they all suck.

[2Tone]

I don't have enough experience playing at the higher limits in B&M to know about them, but I can say with some confidence that your average 3/6 B&M players is better than your average 3/6 online player. It is just easier to make stupid calls online. The rake is a good question, and probably differs by local cardroom and online casinos.

[BrianSwa]

most card rooms have a cap on the rake depending on where you go and you can ask for relief from the rake if your shorthanded like 4 people or less. As for the play of 3/6 in B&M I dont find it hard at all of and the players chase like hell no matter what seems like there there because they want to lose there money, and im happy to help them out!!!

[Poker Bookshelf]

In SoCal, the live games can be a lot looser than on-line at the lower limits. I've recently been at 6-12 with half the table seeing the flop, many with trash hands. My theory is that players who hang out on the Internet tend to read and learn, and over time the online games will get tougher. A lot of the cardroom players don't like to read, so they are plateaued and may fall prey to newer players who educate themselves.

If you are going to play B&M profitably, be sure to study the collection structure since it may change the EV of certain plays, such as blind-stealing.

[BrianSwa]

I dont play no limit that much so blind-stealing is out of the question in limit but I totally agree with you on everything you said. Only play no-limit in tornaments which I like to join maybe once a week or so.

[hackers238]

Yeah, so do I. Sometimes when I'm on the internet i practice shuffling stacks of chips or cards. Anyone who heard my exasperated comment about shuffling chips before, I finally got it! I can shuffle two stacks of 10 about 80% of the time!