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Live Poker vs. Online Poker

February 4, 2009

There are millions of people around the world who love to play poker. It doesn’t matter what kind of poker for many of them just so long as they get to play. They find themselves drawn to the cards and they play it in basements, garages, casinos, online, etc. – for the forum is secondary to the fact that they get to play. But some say that where you play is just as important as what you play and how you play poker.

There are those who love to play poker live. They want to be in the casinos, at the poker tournaments, etc. playing their favorite game. They don’t understand those who would want to play online poker for they say that the biggest part of the game is being live, in front of the other players. They argue that there is a kind of camaraderie that comes from playing poker in a group, and they say that the game is not as exciting as it could be if you are in a room by yourself. They want to know how you can bluff or read another’s “tells” when playing the game.

Those that play online poker however, say that you don’t need to read other people to play. They say that poker is about the cards and when you are online it is about your skill in playing the cards, not in playing the other players. They say that it takes more skill to play online than it does to play live because you don’t have the extra advantage of seeing your opponents. They also do it because they like the solitary nature of playing poker by themselves, without the other distractions of the additional players.

No matter how you choose to play poker or who you play it with, the true fact of the matter is that you should play it wherever makes you happy. If you like people than live is for you, but if you can do without them, then live poker might be a better bet.