salim271
Legend
Silver Level
Really they both have their positives and negatives. You can't see opponents online, but they can't see you either... and it's pretty easy to remove bet-timing tells if you're disciplined enough to take the same amount of time to check/call/bet/fold for every hand you play.
In live, your opponents can see you, but you can see them as well. This is especially useful if you're very good at schooling your own features and movements while also skilled at reading your opponents, amateurs that are used to online, but try live tournaments are easy pickings for live veterans/pros.
That being said, I would say it depends on the person for what is easier or harder, you should just know that with experience and trials with either, you can become skilled enough that both will be easy.
For me, online is easier because I dont play a lot of live. The few I have played were difficult because I couldnt school my features well enough... although I think I've been getting better based on the small time home games I play.
In live, your opponents can see you, but you can see them as well. This is especially useful if you're very good at schooling your own features and movements while also skilled at reading your opponents, amateurs that are used to online, but try live tournaments are easy pickings for live veterans/pros.
That being said, I would say it depends on the person for what is easier or harder, you should just know that with experience and trials with either, you can become skilled enough that both will be easy.
For me, online is easier because I dont play a lot of live. The few I have played were difficult because I couldnt school my features well enough... although I think I've been getting better based on the small time home games I play.
AsianPokerTour
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I couldn't agree more with the points raised by salim271, as both online and live poker tournaments have pros and cons. In addition, here are how, in my opinion, online and live poker tournaments could be differentiated based on the said pros and cons:
online poker Tournaments:
Pros: (1) You can play at the comfort of your own home; and (2) you would not be needing shades, jackets, or blings to try to conceal your emotions and intimidate your opponents.
Cons: (1) You don't get a feel of the excitement that comes with live poker action; (2) you don't get to see real-life emotions; and (3) you don't get the above-mentioned paraphernalia to, well, appear fashionable.
Live Poker Tournaments:
Pros: (1) You get to experience the excitement that comes with playing in a poker tournament live; (2) you get to express your emotions without technology getting in the way; (3) you get to interact with other poker pros and exchange thoughts and perhaps tips with them better; and (4) you get to wear jackets, shades, blings, and whatnots to conceal your emotions and intimidate the other sharks and fishes at the tables.
Cons: (1) You sometimes would have to travel just to attend tournaments; and (2) you'd better be good at controlling your movements and emotions or busting you out would be a piece of cake for your opponent.
Wow! You just made me write a lot in here, crabby4! Thank you, I might use this as a topic in my blogs for the APT next week.
-Jhe
online poker Tournaments:
Pros: (1) You can play at the comfort of your own home; and (2) you would not be needing shades, jackets, or blings to try to conceal your emotions and intimidate your opponents.
Cons: (1) You don't get a feel of the excitement that comes with live poker action; (2) you don't get to see real-life emotions; and (3) you don't get the above-mentioned paraphernalia to, well, appear fashionable.
Live Poker Tournaments:
Pros: (1) You get to experience the excitement that comes with playing in a poker tournament live; (2) you get to express your emotions without technology getting in the way; (3) you get to interact with other poker pros and exchange thoughts and perhaps tips with them better; and (4) you get to wear jackets, shades, blings, and whatnots to conceal your emotions and intimidate the other sharks and fishes at the tables.
Cons: (1) You sometimes would have to travel just to attend tournaments; and (2) you'd better be good at controlling your movements and emotions or busting you out would be a piece of cake for your opponent.
Wow! You just made me write a lot in here, crabby4! Thank you, I might use this as a topic in my blogs for the APT next week.
-Jhe
Daniel72
Legend
Bronze Level
There´s more fish live they say. But live poker i don´t like very much. Its too slow, its boring, there are no chipcounts, no long run = no reliable ROI and so on. Live tournament poker is all about luck. Like my mentor Nick Rainey said: "you have to be a real fish to pay live poker" / "live poker players are f jokers, they cant beat the game" LOL. The online players are much stronger, experienced, educated, faster...
nc_royals
Visionary
Silver Level
To say live poker is all about Luck is the same kind of arguement to say that online poker is rigged. Both are wrong.
Pascal-lf
Legend
Silver Level
I've never met a solid player at a casino, apart from the two guys who I've been with
Chip counts are just about practice - you can ask for a count at any time, and the more you play the more quickly and accurately you can guess what a person's chip stack is.
Live poker is not about luck because the poor quality of play means you can get it in further ahead, more regularly (relatively) than live poker.
This is, of course, a write up re: something like a tournament in your local casino, and not a reflection on somewhere like a WPT event or Las Vegas
Chip counts are just about practice - you can ask for a count at any time, and the more you play the more quickly and accurately you can guess what a person's chip stack is.
Live poker is not about luck because the poor quality of play means you can get it in further ahead, more regularly (relatively) than live poker.
This is, of course, a write up re: something like a tournament in your local casino, and not a reflection on somewhere like a WPT event or Las Vegas
AsianPokerTour
Rising Star
Bronze Level
On "Something about seeing your opponents in person makes decision making easier" -- I actually think that having to see your opponent could make decision making a little more tricky since you are allowed to do some "opponent observation." But then again, poker experience is unique to everyone.
-Jhe
Sixes Full
Rock Star
Silver Level
Nexus6
Rock Star
Silver Level
Agreed , false information is not permitted at this site lol...
intiekkeko
Rock Star
Silver Level
I have only been playing online for a little while and I have played a bit live and I find the two games totally different
the tells are different and you have to concentrate more live on pot sizes and raises and chip counting
I prefer live at the moment hover online is currently giving me my poker fix so who knows it could very well change lol
inti
the tells are different and you have to concentrate more live on pot sizes and raises and chip counting
I prefer live at the moment hover online is currently giving me my poker fix so who knows it could very well change lol
inti
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sherbert
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Live for sure!!!
I would say live poker of any kind beats online poker. You don't get retarded play in live poker like you do online---like 2-8 off suit going all in late in a tourney only to smash AA on the flop. Live games comes with real play that makes sense. Online you have to many plays that make no sense at all---yet they win. Play live--you will enjoy it much more ---and you will win more.
I would say live poker of any kind beats online poker. You don't get retarded play in live poker like you do online---like 2-8 off suit going all in late in a tourney only to smash AA on the flop. Live games comes with real play that makes sense. Online you have to many plays that make no sense at all---yet they win. Play live--you will enjoy it much more ---and you will win more.
dufferdevon
Legend
Silver Level