Is there a huge difference between live and online?

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Okay so I am new to this forum and fairly new to playing poker. Although I have been playing for a few years I am only 20 so I have never played in a casino, in the states. I started playing in my buddies parents bowling alley where we actually had a few games at once so Ive played more than just a home game. Now what brings me to my question is how comparable is online to a casino? Other than stakes and all that. I turn 21 in march and I want to get ready so that I can hopefully hold my own once the time comes. So Ive been playing on Bovada a fair amount lately especially this semester is coming to an end so I figured I will be able to practice on break. But lately it I feel like I have no desire to play anymore because I dont really like online. Ive played SnG and cash games it seems like the swings are too much.
 
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Online, it doesnt follow odds and probabilities.

Live, it follows odds and probabilities.
 
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So will playing online until I'm able to play live help or hurt? How should I change my play style between the two or should I keep playing my own game and just try to adapt a little? Sorry for all the questions, I'm studying to be an engineer so I always need to know details from every angle lol.
 
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Online, it doesnt follow odds and probabilities.

Live, it follows odds and probabilities.

Prove it!

OP, do yourself a favour & disregard this member's comment.
 
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So will playing online until I'm able to play live help or hurt?

Lets ask Daniel Colman. Seems he was primarily an online HU SNG specialist until not that long ago (now he's ~ +$23million in live tourney cashes
How should I change my play style between the two or should I keep playing my own game and just try to adapt a little? Sorry for all the questions, I'm studying to be an engineer so I always need to know details from every angle lol.

How should you change your play style? Well you should always be changing it based on the style of play of the other players on your table. You want to be trying to exploit the other players tendancies & weaknesses (& making as few mistakes yourself as poss.).

It also depends on what type(s) of games you are familiar with online and what type(s) you intend to play live. My experience has been that low buyin live tournaments are filled with incredibly bad players (same with $1/$2 cash tables... but it depends where you're playing & 'when').
 
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is night and day is slower the cards coming to you live. The other thing is I personally think smaller pairs hold up more live than online. I prefer live but a big tournament live is eye opening to say the least...

The biggest thing to me I am a 4 room guy is waiting on cards and that can be difficult. Advice take it slow dont push get comfortable. I have lost every way known to man lol so once that is out of the way? What i there but to move up:)
 
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It also depends on your personality and your real time composure, decision making etc, you might feel less comfortable bluffing live for example or struggle in certain spots, generally the players are bad though.

Sometimes I haven't got the tolerance for the casino, lots of really bad players trying to talk poker or talking lots of dumb sh** I cant be bothered to listen to or interact with at the best of times, occasionally you get a decent table.

I would say 95% of low stake live players aren't into personal development and they play far less hands -

pre flop and post flop game we really should be crushing them
 
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Play solid poker whether online or live ............by that I mean good cards, don't try to be a hero, that is not too much bluffing or loose calling
 
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I've only played a few tournaments at a casino. It is a very, very much slower game. So you (I) have to be very patient. I like playing live but prefer playing online.

I really don't think the way cards come out is any different in live vs online. The last two times I played live I had pocket Aces vs pocket Queens, she hit a Queen. Time before that, I had pocket Kings and they had A/Q off suit and a got a "Little Wheel" on the river. So read what you want to in to that. Take care..
 
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I think it is more than huge difference. Difference are in mentality,cards,boards and there are less bits in live game.
 
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I think the big difference. However, when you are face to face with an opponent can in some way to read it. Also, the opportunity to meet people with whom you play, you can play with and a lot of fun. Online is somehow too sterile, infield you time, and transferred from the table to table ...
 
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live games are easier than playin online.. cos more fishes trying to drink n Play for fun can be good for game
 
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Prove it!

OP, do yourself a favour & disregard this member's comment.
C,mon...everyone know that.

Go and play non-stop SnG tournament with 9 or 18 players for just one day and you will get more proves than you or your bankroll can take it. :rolleyes:
 
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Thanks for all the replys everyone! I think I'll probably play better live, the only thing I'm worried about is having to speak lol. As dumb as it sounds when I get nervous or pressure and have to speak out loud I have a slight speech impediment that could be taken as a tell. Once I get comfortable I'm usually fine. Plus I am able to really focus for hours at a time in pretty much any live situation. I can sit at my computer desk and bang out calculus homework for 7 to 8 hours at a time but once I get on a computer I lose focus easier.
 
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Prove it!

OP, do yourself a favour & disregard this member's comment.
In Texas Hold'em, there are 169 different possible starting hands you can be dealt (this is ignoring specific suits). Choosing the right starting hand is half the battle in poker. If you enter the game with the right cards, you will not only avoid difficult situations in the later betting rounds, you can also be reasonably sure that you are indeed holding the best hand. That is about real life poker, and that's exactly what this topic is all about.

There are 1,326 distinct starting hand combinations in Texas Holdem. This number includes duplicates like Ace of Clubs, Jack of Clubs and Ace of Spades Jack of Spades.
Keep in mind that this is a very general guideline and there are other starting hand categories that are for more advanced play.
Let's put that number into perspective. At a No Limit Hold'em online table, dealing about 50-60 hands per hour, it would take a player approximately 23-24 hours to play each and every hand.

So, basics are; In online poker, you will quickly learn something - you have much more playable hands... just as your opponents. And when you are strong hand, you are not the only one on the table.... And next thing that you have to notice immediately, it is also very simple - ... 3 of kind, straight, flush, full house, poker and even Royals (there is topic here - one player hit 3 royals in a one week) are classic usual situations in online. :rolleyes:
 
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the only different between online and live
is play a lot of hand multi table or play small sample of hand on one table only.

software support or stack or buyin level is not that much matter.

the pace and dealt enough hand to play makes huge different between online and live.
 
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Online low stakes are much easier to beat.

When you play in casino, the action is much slower and you play less hands than online.

One thing that is fun to do at casino is watch and interact with other players- it can be quite entertaining.
 
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Yes Live plays a lot slower, live players are mostly rec fish, or regs who think they're good when in reality they are shocking. Online gets the vote for me for convenience and volume. Live is way more fun though.
 
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Yes I think is very different. When we play poker live we can take a better read of our opponents: see is face, see is state of mind, watch his reaction to the cards he receives. When we are playing online we can't take a good read of our opponents and the only think we can do is taking some notes of the usual players that plays the same tournaments that we do. I think is more easier play live poker.
 
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In my opinion the biggest difference is speed of play. Online you can play exponentially more hands and learn much more than in a live setting.
At my live games we get the story tellers and the games seem to drag along, but its still a good laugh. I personally enjoy live more because of the social setting it creates and i enjoy all the little nuances (playing with chips, dealing, etc.) I guess since you are new i would recommend that you spend more time online because it really can make the learning curve much easier.
 
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My biggest piece of advice is learn to accurately count pot size. Online, the pot size is always just there for you to see, whereas live, you need to keep track of that info on your own. Pus there are times when players/ dealers make mistakes and pots aren't sorted/ counted right. That, and being able to recognize your opponents stack sizes. Nothing worse than making a bet into an opponent, then finding out he has way more or way less chips then you thought when you decided on your bet size.
 
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My biggest piece of advice is learn to accurately count pot size. Online, the pot size is always just there for you to see, whereas live, you need to keep track of that info on your own. Pus there are times when players/ dealers make mistakes and pots aren't sorted/ counted right. That, and being able to recognize your opponents stack sizes. Nothing worse than making a bet into an opponent, then finding out he has way more or way less chips then you thought when you decided on your bet size.

Had a dealer make a mistake and start pushing me the pot when the river gave the other player a flush and I had to correct them....could have said nothing as nobody else saw it either or didn't say anything at least. But that wouldn't be fair.

I do feel for dealer when they deal Omaha 8 and have split pots and sometimes main and side ones....not the easiest thing to do. That plus it is very time consuming.
 
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So, basics are; In online poker, you will quickly learn something - you have much more playable hands... just as your opponents. And when you are strong hand, you are not the only one on the table.... And next thing that you have to notice immediately, it is also very simple - ... 3 of kind, straight, flush, full house, poker and even Royals (there is topic here - one player hit 3 royals in a one week) are classic usual situations in online. :rolleyes:

There's a thread on CC devoted to stuff like this ^
 
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C,mon...everyone know that.

Go and play non-stop SnG tournament with 9 or 18 players for just one day and you will get more proves than you or your bankroll can take it. :rolleyes:

Thanks !!!!!
 
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is not the same game live online that if you start playing, always advisable to start with low inputs, adjust it to go slowly. if you already have experience, you will make the most at those levels where many fish. lol
 
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