Online Poker VS. At The Table

[4 of a kind]

I prefer playing live and competing against opponents only able to play against me with whats between their ears.

Online players have all sorts of programs keeping score on my past play, (pokertracker, etc.) computer poker mathematical programs giving instantaneous odds, fighting collusion teams, bots, other then the obvious loose or tight tells all other more critical tells missing. (just to name a few negatives found online)

I know many players can multi-table 20 games and much more, (I'm screwed after just two tables at once) but here your just playing cards most of the time removing the rhythm of any one game. I also know some people do okay with this strategy, but usually the work involved for most isn't worth the reward after long term results show their face.

At least in my view at one time the fish were a welcomed opponent. But now with millions of players the fish pool is so overwhelming the long term positive results usually generated from the solid and good players is making the long term much longer. The amount of hours needed to show any substantial positive results playing online poker has grown much more then in the past. Many players could of earned more working for someone and getting paid by the hour with the amount of time their putting into online poker.

Of course high stakes ring games, or winning a big purse tournament changes things rather quickly.

I still play a lot of online poker, but usually I'm chasing big purse tournaments trying to hit the lottery again.

Live play, hands down for me, is by far where I find the true poker game to be found. I prefer playing against a player that all he could bring to the table is what's in his head. Not all this software support he uses online.

I'd love to see what would happen if a player broke out a laptop and flopped it on the table with poker programs at a live game. He'd be rushed to the hospital with computer hardware stuck in his ass.

[Melisa Martini]

How does everyone feel about how they play online rather than at the table?

I think I do better online because I'm tended to play my cards more rather than who ever is left in the hand. I tend to usually keep my money longer, and play a lot smarter.

Well obviously, it feels different when you play online and when you play at the tables. Some people love playing at the tables because of the experience it gives them. Some are good with playing online at home. They don't want the commute or extra other stuffs you do at a land based casino. And when playing online, you have more time and you get to save yourself more money if you quit. I just find it so hard to quit when I play in the casino because it gives me the urge to play more and get even. haha

[MissB]

Personally, I prefer playing online. I feel much more confident and comfortable playing at home. I also win more money online than at the tables.

[baldidiot]

There are benefits to both and there was a time I would have said online... but to be honest online just seems to be lacking something. I like sitting at a table with a beer playing some cards - it just feels more social. I actually first started playing poker in live games, so that probably influences me...

Plus I find it harder to stay focussed online...