Learning to Play From Live Games Only?!

[truesue]

Hey everyone!

I used to play a lot of poker online about a decade ago, I was a winning 2NL player for about 6 months (I think something like 75,000 - 100,000 hands) but ended up leaving the game as I got busy with work and had to put all my time in. I've found myself back at the tables 10 years later wanting to get back into it all! I've played a little online and played live for the first time too, for some reason now that I've played live I really am not enjoying the online experience, there's something about live that's just unique and so entertaining.

So my question is what would you say is the advantages/disadvantages of learning the game playing live only without online play? There's the obvious differences such as more hands per hour online, easier games live etc... But I'm looking at this from a learning perspective.

I've been spending 4-6 hours per day reading books, using solvers etc... and I've been going to the local casino just once per week for a local tournament (for the gameplay experience), but nothing online!

Is my potential as a skilled poker player significantly lowered due to no online play? Or would you think this method of learning would be decent enough to get through?

Really interested to hear what you think, or maybe some of you are in a similar situation to myself!

 

[Kerasuss28]

For me best way to study was playing alot of heads-up sng .

 

[pentazepam]

You also have to study body language and psychology to be good at live poker. And you have to play more live to study the people you play against.

Solvers, books, and online play are good ways to ensure you have solid basics. But if you want to be good at live poker, play more live poker.

 

[GR Society]

Hey everyone!

I used to play a lot of poker online about a decade ago, I was a winning 2NL player for about 6 months (I think something like 75,000 - 100,000 hands) but ended up leaving the game as I got busy with work and had to put all my time in. Then I played on an online game website and made money there. I've found myself back at the tables 10 years later wanting to get back into it all! I've played a little online and played live for the first time too, for some reason now that I've played live I really am not enjoying the online experience, there's something about live that's just unique and so entertaining.

So my question is what would you say is the advantages/disadvantages of learning the game playing live only without online play? There's the obvious differences such as more hands per hour online, easier games live etc... But I'm looking at this from a learning perspective.

I've been spending 4-6 hours per day reading books, using solvers etc... and I've been going to the local casino just once per week for a local tournament (for the gameplay experience), but nothing online!

Is my potential as a skilled poker player significantly lowered due to no online play? Or would you think this method of learning would be decent enough to get through?

Really interested to hear what you think, or maybe some of you are in a similar situation to myself!

Getting back into poker after a long break and focusing on live play can have both advantages and disadvantages from a learning perspective.