I have been playing Poker for about seven months now. However, I do not live near a B&M casino, so most of my experience comes from Online Poker. I don't want to sound like a whining baby, BUT, I have almost reached my wit's end when it comes to Online Poker. Like I said, I don't get a lot of live poker play, but my records indicate a positive return in my live game. My online game is not so good though. For example, this past weekend I finished 14 of 75 in my FIRST ever live Tournamnet. Not a great finsih, but not too bad either. On the other hand, I can't seem to drag out a positive income online to save my life. I play the same way, same strategies but it is like playing two completely different games. Like night and day! I have read plenty of books and they all seem to be working fairly weel so far at the B&M but they don't apply online.
I'm starting to get frustrated. Does anybody feel that somebody can be good at live poker and completely suck online, or am I just being a little bitch. Also, if somebody can play successfuly live but not so good online, how is that person supposed to get better when they are 4+ hours from the nearest casino? Any thoughts on the subject. If anybody thinks I'm a whiner feel free to tell me to Shut Up!
i think live poker is MUCH MUCH easier, but thats probably because when i host games at my house im playing with my friends who all suck.
and most people who play online know something about the game.
As incoherent said, live home games are easier than online. One reason is there is usually no rake in a home game, and that makes it alot easier to pull a profit.
Online vs. casinos are different too. One major difference is the speed of online. If you go on tilt online, it could be a rough road ahead. In casinos that action is not nearly as fast so you have time to cool down.
Also table selection is important. Online you can tell the flop % and pot size from the lobby. If you are tight aggressive, go for the table with 50% flops seen and high pots. Then wait for your turn and bust them up. On the other hand if you like to play alot of hands, look for a 25% flops seen, and run over the rocks.
Im not sure if it really takes any different strategy to online games, although some people call too much online because it doesnt feel like money to some, it is just as simple as the click of the mouse. Also if you make a terrible play live, you are more likely to feel embarassed so you concentrate on not making mistakes more live than online. Online, nobody knows who you are, so your are not as conscious of making bonehead calls.
And then again, maybe your just running cold. It happens. Im not sure, and maybe you can think about examples of hands you lose online. Contrary to what some believe, online poker cannot be rigged, because there are too many online rounders out there for it to be rigged for everyone to lose their money. People do win, and make a living off just online, so maybe figure out if you have any leaks in your game, and keep plugging away.
Good luck, ProAMP
ProAMP is dead right about table selection.
I spend a lot of time looking for the good tables. That fits my way of playing..
