Online poker has come to dominate our television sets in recent years, particularly the Texas Holdem version of the game. I'm frequently asked to comment on the variations between online poker and land-based rooms that I'm looking to set out in this post. For more information about online poker, visit https://kiu9ku.com/.

 

1. The speed of playing online poker is about twice that of playing land-based poker. In a land poker room, the number of hands per hour will be roughly 30 at best per hour, maybe as low as 20. A standard online poker game will see 50-60 hands per hour for short-handed "Turbo" games, and anything up to 120 per hour.

 

2. There will be 5 percent or less of each pot rake earned by an online poker room, while land-based rooms will be 10 percent or much greater. Online play is the best choice for value in this regard. Some states, such as the United Kingdom, have rules against rake-taking. They either bill for the hour or for the tournament instead. This is the reason why Caribbean Poker is preferred over Texas Holdem in land based casinos in the UK.

 

3. In general, the quality of players discovered in an online poker room would be poorer than in land-based rooms. There are several explanations for this, but it takes an aspect of faith you don't need in an online poker setting to really go to a land-based smoky room seated at a table of 10. Land-based players are also better at knowing the game while playing it, as they normally do. Your average online poker amateur, by comparison, has only watched the World Poker Tour on the Travel Channel or ESPN. In Las Vegas, where you get the full spectrum of extremes from holiday makers trying their luck for the best in the country, the only exceptions to this I've seen are.

 

4. Players of online poker can pick and choose the time of day they play, as they can play 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from the convenience of their own home. Land-based players need to prepare accordingly and get to the place at the right starting time.
 

5. Online poker players have more options, ranging from free play to cash games to tournaments of all sizes, in the number and range of games to select from. If you want to win a place at the forthcoming 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP), then you need to look at online poker tournaments where a much wider selection of options await, such as $5 satellite entries.

 

6. Poker Tells is somewhat different between online and land-based poker games. Land-based players spend more time analyzing body language and voice telling by interviewing opponents than observing time delays between bets and bet size compared to higher hands' future chances. Instead of judging facial expression, Online Poker Tells has something to do with pacing, bet size, and table location.

 

7. In land-based poker rooms, poker etiquette is more disciplined. The experience of online poker will also be ruined by intoxicated idiots who feel that they have the talent level of Phil Ivey, even though they obviously don't. In an online poker room, grab a lucky card and you might be at the end of a verbal assault (through the typed chat system). In a land-based space, phrases like "you're an idiot" and worse will not be accepted but go virtually unchecked online. You do have the option of taking off player talk, but my favorite style of play is to goad the offending player to play on tilt (usually a simple thing to do). One solution you have against harassment is to report the player to the pit boss and they will either be barred from talking or absolutely thrown out of the room.

 

8. The exclusive opportunity to play more than one room at a time is provided by online poker. This is simply not a choice available to players dependent on ground. I know of people who play concurrently at up to six tables.

 

If you can see, the opportunity for a very successful poker game lies in both settings. Various interactions to meet the needs of various players. I personally don't have a choice for both of them. I love the ease of online gaming, but I also love the live room engagement.