Prefer Online Poker or Live Games?

#1 21st July 2016, 12:23 AM

Personally I play much better online and have better results online than I do playing at a live table. I guess I get distracted too easily by things said or action in the room away from the table. When playing in the comfort of my home I'm relaxed and my mind is more focused and I make better decisions. I know more money is to be made at real tables but over the long haul I don't win as much live as I do online.

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#2 21st July 2016, 12:37 AM

I prefer live games to online. I'm very much a tag player and my style is much more effective in a live game where you can establish a rep. When I play online, nobody cares about my tag style; they're too busy multi tabling and playing their style poker. At a live game, you're forced to watch your opponents and I believe it's easier to make a "bad call" when looking at a computer screen vs looking at the person.

#3 21st July 2016, 12:40 AM

Live games all the way, more fun, more personable. and more reading skills involved.

#4 21st July 2016, 3:47 AM

I enjoy live games but casinos are a depressing environment after awhile. I'd go more often but the time commitment is tough too as are the bankroll requirements for the higher games.

#5 21st July 2016, 7:35 AM

Originally Posted by medeiros13

I prefer live games to online. I'm very much a tag player and my style is much more effective in a live game where you can establish a rep. When I play online, nobody cares about my tag style; they're too busy multi tabling and playing their style poker. At a live game, you're forced to watch your opponents and I believe it's easier to make a "bad call" when looking at a computer screen vs looking at the person.

I agree with this. Started playing live about 6 weeks ago, love it, want to try to make the commitment to playing more often live. While I can do ok sometimes online, after I started playing live I just felt like I was doing well live and using that to fund the bad beats I get online over and over. I definitely agree that bad calls seem easier to make online than live. Plus live is fun and hasn't been ruined by HUDs and all that stuff. I spent most of my poker playing years playing online but feels like it's mostly grinding micros and getting sucked out on. It's fun but it's def slowing my BR down rather than growing it. Live poker on the other hand has at least funded my continued online play which is ironic considering an online MTT win funded my ability to play live.

I still slightly prefer online for MTTs but then when I go to play an MTT I end up playing Zone or some FR. So I think if I could play live exclusively I'd strongly consider it.

#6 21st July 2016, 3:43 PM

there is a big difference between playing for a live table game and on the Internet. there comes into play the psychology and your powers of observation with the other players and their habits.

#7 21st July 2016, 4:34 PM

I prefer online for the strict purpose of volume and game choice. Live settings also require a larger bankroll than some rec players are willing or able to risk.

#8 21st July 2016, 5:44 PM

I love both, but sometimes live is better!

#9 22nd July 2016, 12:05 AM

For me I love more in real because you can talk to each other and try to learn when its time and poker tells is poker tells.

#10 22nd July 2016, 12:11 AM

I play on line, there is a great desire to play offline

#11 22nd July 2016, 12:11 AM

live games for sure

#12 22nd July 2016, 8:11 PM

I prefer online for the strict purpose of volume and game choice. Live settings also require a larger bankroll than some rec players are willing or able to risk.

#13 22nd July 2016, 8:18 PM

I prefer playing online poker because my favorite poker game is ZOOM poker. I like fast paced hands, and don't like to sit around waiting for cards to be delt to me.

But on the other hand live poker is where you test and show your skills, because there are a lot of factors like facial expressions and hand gesture that can give your hand away.

#14 23rd July 2016, 12:59 AM

for me i prefer live poker, i enjoy play live because i can get more tells about the person..

#15 23rd July 2016, 3:08 PM

Live - you can look them in the eye and get a read

#16 24th July 2016, 3:31 PM

used to be online when i turned $40 into $9000 on full tilt. now,when on several sites nobody misses a flush or straight chase on me(in all in situations only btw?!!), live is back. just had 3 straight winning sessions in 2 weeks at the live casino, something that didn't happen online since black friday.

#17 24th July 2016, 4:12 PM

I prefer to play online. There you can freely show their emotions and bluff. I find it difficult to hide their feelings in the game. Then just sit and watch the game opponents are. It is difficult to make decisions when everyone is looking at you.

#18 24th July 2016, 5:36 PM

I m more for live games....

#19 26th July 2016, 5:59 PM

Online alone, live with friends

#20 26th July 2016, 6:20 PM

I enjoy both, but lack of time kinda forced me to pass some live events and do only few online games, but I must say the live games are more funny

#21 26th July 2016, 9:23 PM

Love live poker. I tend to play too loose online and take too many risks that I wouldn't dream of taking in a live tournament.

The anonymity of online poker sometimes allows you to make loose plays/calls that you never would in a live game for fear of being embarrased at the showdown!! :-)

#22 26th July 2016, 9:45 PM

live is better, more exciting and plays better player than online

#23 26th July 2016, 9:55 PM

I've only played online, but plan on getting into the live scene soon. The closest place to me is a few hours away though.

#24 27th July 2016, 12:26 AM

I would much rather play online for the simple fact that casinos usually have minimum buy ins of both tournaments and cash games of around fifty usd compared to a two dollar online game or tourney

#25 27th July 2016, 1:08 AM

I like playing live, but I feel I play much better online also. This could be because I have only been playing limit games, where as online NL is my norm. I'm a little hesitant of playing NL live games because I know I don't have the experience and probably will lose my composure too easily in hands. I guess I shouldn't be too scared.. I play blackjack all the time and throwing around 50 dollars a hand is nothing when I go most the time lol

#26 27th July 2016, 10:08 PM

game offline require a lot of time. online games also require a lot of time, but multi-tabling is, and offline this is not possible

#27 27th July 2016, 10:18 PM

i think Live is much more funny but online you can play a lot more hands

#28 28th July 2016, 11:15 AM

I play online poker, but I like to watch the diffrent tournament translations, and I want to try it offline

#29 28th July 2016, 2:11 PM

I think online games are interesting because you can play a lot of games simultaneously and reduce the variance involved in the game.

But it's really a lot more fun to play live, the adrenaline and the other aspects like tells, the whole psychological aspect, the way a person reacts to a hand, the kind of movements a player always does when he is going to raise or call and etc etc are just a lot more stimulating

#30 28th July 2016, 7:10 PM

i prefer only online poker, because i can play 4 or more tables

#31 29th July 2016, 6:45 AM

Well, if the goal is to make money, definitely online.
But if the goal is to have a good time while also being profitable, then definitely live.

#32 29th July 2016, 9:00 AM

I love playing cash games and tourneys online, but if you live within a few hours from a casino, it is definitely worth the drive to check out their poker rooms. If you are even a half way decent player you will be shocked at how soft live poker is.

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