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heart7club2
Rising Star
Bronze Level
One day they'll have online poker with mandatory webcams.
What do you prefer live or online poker and why and how many hours do you play?
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twankyfive
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I learned to play live and will always have love for the live game. I'm hard pressed to find a live game during the day so I play mostly online these days. One day I will quit my day job and grind for a living, but untill then, live games will only occupy my weekends. Good luck all.
hott_estelle
Legend
Silver Level
LOL. That's not an invasion of privacy at all.
quazar66
Rock Star
Silver Level
I think there was a online poker site with webcams a year ago. I wonder if its still running?
Suited Frenzy
CardsChat Elite
Bronze Level
Preference & Quantity
I prefer live play probably because i've only been playing online for just about 3 years now. I play about 45-55 hours per week playing poker...that's including the casino & home games. GL on the tbls.
I prefer live play probably because i've only been playing online for just about 3 years now. I play about 45-55 hours per week playing poker...that's including the casino & home games. GL on the tbls.
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magicwand
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Each has its own nuances that make it attractive to the individual. I love live games, because it's a throw back to the good ole days, where you can cut the tension with a knife. Something to be said about staring the competition in the eyes as you bust them out of a game or vice versa. Online games for me are a way to pass the time and make a bit of dough while I'm at it. I tried playing multiple games a couple occassions on pokerroom, but soon found it to be too stressful. Anyone ever play multiple games across multiple sites before? That would be crazy....
I play mostly online because its more accessible, but everyonce in while I find a good live game.
I play mostly online because its more accessible, but everyonce in while I find a good live game.
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ArmadilloTrim
Enthusiast
Silver Level
well what are you doing there?? God! (oops! blasphemy! I apologize)
I agree about the roll out of bed thing, but as I came up playing live, i really dont think online can compare. I like it, but it does hurt my eyes if its a long session.
I love almost everything about live poker. For me, even getting there is fun. I get up, decide how much im taking to play with (I keep a wad of cash at home for live poker) leave my bank card, in case i get a blast and wanna play tilted. Then I walk to the ferry, buy a coffee and some breakfast, enjoy the wonderful trip between harbours. Then i take the quick rail to the casino. Theres nothing like the feeling i get going up the escalator, and seeing the poker tables come into view. The social aspect is great, seeing your regular buddies, battling them for glory, and then making some money when the opportunities sit down. And the best part, you dont wait for your money. When you do well, you can celebrate right away (I remember on particular night playing $5-$10 PL Omaha hi, I finished up with over 7k, and took my gf out to the nicest resturaunt in the city, then went late night shopping and bought her [and me] nice new shoes!!)
Live poker is the begining of it all, and everyone should partake at some point. Touching the chips, pulling in a huge stack, its all there. And i find your less likely to make a stupid play when its not just a click. When you have to count out those beautiful shiny checks, its a good time to think more.
Man thats a rant, sorry guys!
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kyle is HOC
Rising Star
Bronze Level
both
i think which one you choose really depends on what you're looking for.
playing online is a lot easier these days. so i'd say if ur lookin for a lil bit of money while u get better then play online.
but i would much rather play live games because the characterisitics of each individual player at the table changes the whole thing. It makes it alot more interesting.
i think which one you choose really depends on what you're looking for.
playing online is a lot easier these days. so i'd say if ur lookin for a lil bit of money while u get better then play online.
but i would much rather play live games because the characterisitics of each individual player at the table changes the whole thing. It makes it alot more interesting.
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martin_macd
Rock Star
Silver Level
I prefer online poker as its far more profitable, the live games around here are all tournaments and low buyins - I do play in a few regional leagues, but I make a decent living online, which is far more than you could hope to at live games round here. Online I play 2/4 to 5/10 (€ not $) and the action is far better than I get live..
I play an average of 8hrs a day, and normally play through the night on weekends so Im probably on 70+hrs a week
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just as well i dont have a "real" job anymore!!!
looking forward to my first 'major' tournament in vegas, Im doing the $1,500NLHE opening wsop event, if I do well I will consider playing others, if I cash Id love to do the main event, but with other commitments I couldnt drop $10,000 on the main event unless I cash at least once beforehand...
I play an average of 8hrs a day, and normally play through the night on weekends so Im probably on 70+hrs a week
... just as well i dont have a "real" job anymore!!!
looking forward to my first 'major' tournament in vegas, Im doing the $1,500NLHE opening wsop event, if I do well I will consider playing others, if I cash Id love to do the main event, but with other commitments I couldnt drop $10,000 on the main event unless I cash at least once beforehand...
Richard7787
Visionary
Silver Level
Good Luck :icon_thum
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CallMeBaby
Rock Star
Silver Level
well mostly...
Mostly I like playing online better. It's true you can't make any body language reads but you can play in your pyjamas - or even without your pyjamas, lol.
What I dislike most about the live games I have been at is that half the people still smoke.
Mostly I like playing online better. It's true you can't make any body language reads but you can play in your pyjamas - or even without your pyjamas, lol.
What I dislike most about the live games I have been at is that half the people still smoke.
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T-MaQ
Enthusiast
Silver Level
i like live games, i just like the atmosphere. it is also a good way to chat with other players. i try and pick their brains. its funny, i play out here at green valley ranch in vegas and i always get seated next to players who have every poker story to tell...lol
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MileHiPokerMaster
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I like online due to speed and convenience...
Living in Colorado, USA, we only have casinos in some of the mountain towns and it is only limit holdem. This kind of limit holdem ($5) is very frustrating to play. Since no raise can be over $5 you can't get anyone out of the game and it encourages lots of endless calling, and lots of them. There are so many callers that the luck factor is equal to or surpasses skill level. The last time I played at one of these casinos I did a preflop raise with KK. I lost cause I was called to the river, and the winner had Q4o
I have played at pokerstars for a long time. I think I will move on to another site and give it a try. On stars, I frequently see bizarre suckouts. The last time I lost my whole stack at once, here is what happened. I had pocket JJ and a J came on the flop. I pushed all in and was called. The 7 came on the turn and this gave me a boat since a 7 was also in the flop. The river came as a Q. I got sucked out. The other opponent had QQ in the pocket. Another time on stars my boat got crushed by quads. These kind of scenarios seem to be the norm there and I can't quite figure out why. I mean this is a constant thing.
Living in Colorado, USA, we only have casinos in some of the mountain towns and it is only limit holdem. This kind of limit holdem ($5) is very frustrating to play. Since no raise can be over $5 you can't get anyone out of the game and it encourages lots of endless calling, and lots of them. There are so many callers that the luck factor is equal to or surpasses skill level. The last time I played at one of these casinos I did a preflop raise with KK. I lost cause I was called to the river, and the winner had Q4o
I have played at pokerstars for a long time. I think I will move on to another site and give it a try. On stars, I frequently see bizarre suckouts. The last time I lost my whole stack at once, here is what happened. I had pocket JJ and a J came on the flop. I pushed all in and was called. The 7 came on the turn and this gave me a boat since a 7 was also in the flop. The river came as a Q. I got sucked out. The other opponent had QQ in the pocket. Another time on stars my boat got crushed by quads. These kind of scenarios seem to be the norm there and I can't quite figure out why. I mean this is a constant thing.
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jeffred1111
Visionary
Silver Level
I prefer live hands down because most of the time I play with friends who aren't that good (but are capable to let go of a hand), so making moves and switching playing styles actually works. At the micro-limits I'm rolled for, TAG and multitabling are a necessity if I hope to win.
Also, live is much more social: you get to talk, laugh, ramble and sometimes play on others' nerves with wiseass comments and see the reaction. Plus, I don't get the feeling I'm playing with people that might be gambling grocery money: no casinos carry poker around here so the people I play with are well-off students or people in their 30's with steady jobs at home games (for small to medium stakes) around town. I used to go to the horses but stopped because it was so damn depressing because of this very reason.
Also, live is much more social: you get to talk, laugh, ramble and sometimes play on others' nerves with wiseass comments and see the reaction
. Plus, I don't get the feeling I'm playing with people that might be gambling grocery money: no casinos carry poker around here so the people I play with are well-off students or people in their 30's with steady jobs at home games (for small to medium stakes) around town. I used to go to the horses but stopped because it was so damn depressing because of this very reason.
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homerphobe
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Online poker is such a joke, I'm sticking to only live games from now on. I cashed out and then watched my remaining bankroll diminish due to suckout after suckout. My pokertracker database shows me losing an average of 3/4 of a minimum buyin each time I was dealt pocket jacks over the last 2500 hands.
Everytime but once I ran into one of the 3 bigger pairs or lost a race headsup. INSANE. 30 times I had AQ and made a pair on the flop ONE ****ING TIME. NE1 who says there isn't something funny going on with online poker is kidding themself.
Everytime but once I ran into one of the 3 bigger pairs or lost a race headsup. INSANE. 30 times I had AQ and made a pair on the flop ONE ****ING TIME. NE1 who says there isn't something funny going on with online poker is kidding themself.
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BearCan
Rising Star
Bronze Level
online will hone your poker math faster and harder then live play will. so i consider each to be a complement to the other. we can usually tell a newbie hardcore onliner joining live play the first few times. they know all the moves but never expect what we give them back. you can see the tilt progress on their faces during the showdown.
However live is the best! nothing like watching your victim squirm on the turn when you bet 5x with possible straight flush or being on the receiving end while he poker faces.
my state passed a law that eliminated the fee part of gambling. so now i can play for free every day of the week twice a day with the possibility of winning $200. (usually divided 100/75/25 usually in bar bucks) if your part of the league they point you. this gets you an invite to a real casino for play on a satellite for one of the wsop or wpt seats. the satellite (field 200-600, blinded to last ~9hrs) is also free. bar field is 40-100 (normal avg ~40-50) depending on where it's held at. several bars hold events the same night so one can pick where friends go or closes to me. it's a blast to get a few newbies or donkeys and teach them poker is a skill game. we're able to drink and eat at the table since this is how the bars get there money back. it's funny how i know so many nice people yet i don't know them. some regulars don't even know my real name still. yet we conspire on where to gather so we can pin a donkeys tail and ego test each other every evening. skills of league players really does cover the entire range one reads about in the pro books so i'm able to do what Negreanu calls "nut bar" and test ideas of strategy on live subjects. i usually read a book like caro before hand and try to use something from it right away.
my skill progressed from going out 1st, first time i played to 60 days later i'm making final table almost every night where i hit the really good players and it's a whole new strategy of playing.
/ego rant off
btw it's impossible for a computer to be truly random. go ahead and google "computer generated random numbers". the sites probably use the best random method the academic's say to use but in the end it's not random it just looks that way. this is also a reason to avoid the new digital poker tables. and yes i believe they do not give cards based on previous play or $ or people. so don't be spreading rumors saying they give numbers based on something it's not true.
However live is the best! nothing like watching your victim squirm on the turn when you bet 5x with possible straight flush or being on the receiving end while he poker faces.
my state passed a law that eliminated the fee part of gambling. so now i can play for free every day of the week twice a day with the possibility of winning $200. (usually divided 100/75/25 usually in bar bucks) if your part of the league they point you. this gets you an invite to a real casino for play on a satellite for one of the wsop or wpt seats. the satellite (field 200-600, blinded to last ~9hrs) is also free. bar field is 40-100 (normal avg ~40-50) depending on where it's held at. several bars hold events the same night so one can pick where friends go or closes to me. it's a blast to get a few newbies or donkeys and teach them poker is a skill game. we're able to drink and eat at the table since this is how the bars get there money back. it's funny how i know so many nice people yet i don't know them. some regulars don't even know my real name still. yet we conspire on where to gather so we can pin a donkeys tail and ego test each other every evening. skills of league players really does cover the entire range one reads about in the pro books so i'm able to do what Negreanu calls "nut bar" and test ideas of strategy on live subjects. i usually read a book like caro before hand and try to use something from it right away.
my skill progressed from going out 1st, first time i played to 60 days later i'm making final table almost every night where i hit the really good players and it's a whole new strategy of playing.
/ego rant off
btw it's impossible for a computer to be truly random. go ahead and google "computer generated random numbers". the sites probably use the best random method the academic's say to use but in the end it's not random it just looks that way. this is also a reason to avoid the new digital poker tables. and yes i believe they do not give cards based on previous play or $ or people. so don't be spreading rumors saying they give numbers based on something it's not true.
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