[zth77]

There are definite differences between internet play and live play. strategy can be similar of course, but you do need to take into account not only situations, but physical tells on people. Online you can only rely on betting patterns to get tells on players, but in live play you can rely on physical tells that players give off. I work in a small casino and have played online before with little luck for some reason. In a live game I have a much easier time winning. Internet players are some of my favorites to come in to live play. They give themselves away as soon as they sit by overbuying into the game, playing a much tighter style of poker than the usual players in my local game, and by giving off some easy to see tells that i shall keep to myself for profit's sake.

In my opinion internet play is much tighter abc poker, I have AA i raise. in a live game you can control the players more with table talk and will frequently play against the same people. I don't have a starting hand chart for them, i play them, not my cards.