Thinker_145
Visionary
Silver Level
Its just so much easier to go on a massive tilt online and if you are multi tabling then it can get so much worse. You get a bad beat and suddenly you are facing the very next hand. An all in just a "click" away. I busted my online account due to massive tilt and then I gave live poker a try.
Don't get me wrong I don't like the fact that I don't have constant information on how many chips everyone has, how much is the pot size or heck how many chips I have. And of course live poker is slower and more expensive. But in my opinion live poker gives better players a significantly higher edge. Its easier to remember faces than online nicknames(I know there are trackers but I don't play high enough stakes yet to justify the cost). You get enough time to go through everything in a big hand. When facing a big raise you don't just have to press a button you have to actually put the chips in the pot. I know one can just say call and it will be binding but there is no urgency to do that when playing live.
But the biggest thing I think is when you make mistakes. When I make mistakes is when I can tilt but in live poker you just get enough time to talk to yourself and get a hold of yourself before you end up doing something silly.
I know there are people who command very strong control over the mouse button but its not easy.
Don't get me wrong I don't like the fact that I don't have constant information on how many chips everyone has, how much is the pot size or heck how many chips I have. And of course live poker is slower and more expensive. But in my opinion live poker gives better players a significantly higher edge. Its easier to remember faces than online nicknames(I know there are trackers but I don't play high enough stakes yet to justify the cost). You get enough time to go through everything in a big hand. When facing a big raise you don't just have to press a button you have to actually put the chips in the pot. I know one can just say call and it will be binding but there is no urgency to do that when playing live.
But the biggest thing I think is when you make mistakes. When I make mistakes is when I can tilt but in live poker you just get enough time to talk to yourself and get a hold of yourself before you end up doing something silly.
I know there are people who command very strong control over the mouse button but its not easy.