live poker strategy forum

[McStinky]

I am a fairly new poster here, but I have been reading these forums for quite some time. It recently occurred to me that maybe there should be separate strategy forums for discussing live poker. Currently, the strategy forums are filled with mostly online hands, with some live ones thrown in there. And often the advice that online players give live players is off because the games play so differently. Live hand discussion requires so much more in terms of describing reads and history with various players.

I only play no limit, so can't say anything about the other games. But in that case it would be cool to have one live strategy forum. It wouldn't need to be broken down by stakes because there wouldn't be nearly as many posts as the online counterparts, and the skill levels of players generally stay pretty bad even as you move up in stakes live [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. Anyone think this is a good idea?

[iron81]

I've recommended that people post B&M hands in the Full Ring forum for a while. Live players who have tried Full Ring reported that they liked it. There's a thread here about this with links to other threads.

[mason55]

*calls TT and grabs some popcorn*

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*calls TT and grabs some popcorn*

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nahhhh. this once a month "new idea" has grown tired and stale [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

OP - use the search to find the other multiple times this topic has been discussed. I'm too lazy to give you the links [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

cue- Tuq and Ed for a snappy retort.

[Jeff_B]

whats the main difference in strategy live or online?

[iron81]

Live plays 10 max and most online plays 6 max. Live players are looser, more passive and generally worse. More tells/fewer stats are involved.

What all this means is that you have to play a little nittier. You can't valuebet as thin because he could easily be c/cing you with a monster. You can't 3 bet suited connectors because its much more likely he has an overpair. And when he is getting aggressive, it is much less likely he is bluffing or valuebetting thin.

At least, in the small stakes games I play in. I think this applies to high stakes games as well.

[so sick bro]

well put iron, dead on

[stabn]

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whats the main difference in strategy live or online?

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A computer.

[ReptileHouse]

I've played in live games as aggressive, or more so, than the online games I normally play. I've played online games more passive and donkish than the average live games I normally play. Both of those situations are the exception, not the rule; however, they do still serve to illustrate the point. Poker is about adapting to your opponents and applying superior knowledge and skill to make money. That doesn't change between live and online.

The differences between live and online are vastly overshadowed by the similarities. At the end of the day, it's still poker.

[tuq]

OP,

Forum sounds like a good idea! You should send a PM to Ryan Beal.