Full Tilts Online (.50, 1.00) review

[formula72]

Have played live no-limit for years and planned on depositing 2,000 into FT to see if I could sqeeze out a little hobbie money. I was a very successful live no-limit player years ago but now that I have a wife and a child poker is just a side hobbie for me now. I was curious if anybody knew what could be sqeezed out of the .50 1.00 no-limit game once I have adapted to online play or if its not worth my time. Any feedback on what could be made would be appreciated. Thanks for any responses

[The.Accountant]

ONE MILLION DOLLARS

[CanuckEh]

Live players at 1/2 = Can't win at 0.5/1 online

[Arrg]

Start at the lowest limit. As Cry Me a River describe here (I think it was him)

Live 1/2 = The lowest stakes, online, it's something like 6 teirs up. Start at the bottom.

[Cry Me A River]

Online players are much, much better than live players at the same stakes. There are a number of reasons why:

1 - Live, the lowest stakes are $1/$2 NL. Online, the lowest stakes are $.01/$.02 NL. So online the worst players are playing $.01/$.02 NL. Live they're playing $1/$2 NL. Online, $.01/$.02 NL is SIX levels below $1/$2 NL.
2 - Getting into a live game is far more casual than an online game. Live games often have inexperienced players stumble into the game on their way from the blackjack tables to the slots. Online you need to download and install the software, register an account and figure out a way to deposit. Online takes a far greater level of dedication JUST TO GET STARTED.
3 - When a player wants to make more money live, he moves up in stakes. Online, he multi-tables. In this way online players are able to put much more money in play while limiting their exposure in any one hand and avoid playing with better players. Online $.5/$1 NL players can make a nice living out of multi-tabling. There aren't very many live $1/$2 NL pros.
4 - No HUDs or Pokertracker live.
5 - Online players see many more hands per hour, particularly if they multi-table. More hands per hour equals more experience equals better play.
6 - Free alcohol in casinos.

[formula72]

Mr. Cry Me.. I use to regularly play 2-5 no-limit at Caesars so these are not the same games thats why im asking

[Cry Me A River]

Seriously, start at $10NL for a session and if you do well and you're comfortable, move up to $25NL and then $50NL.

A good player can make about 4PTBB/100 at $50NL full ring. Figure about 60 hands per hour (varies by site) so around $2.40 per table hour, give or take.

[bobbyi]

Overall, players in the .50/1 game on Full Tilt are more skilled than in a live 2/5 game.

[PokerAddictz]

I didn't know there were any skilled players on Full Tilt... LOL

Edited (bobbyi): sigs aren't allowed

[Cry Me A River]

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A good player can make about 4PTBB/100 at $50NL full ring. Figure about 60 hands per hour (varies by site) so around $2.40 per table hour, give or take.

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Sorry, for some reason thought OP was asking about $.25/$.50 NL.

A good player can make about 3PTBB/100 at $100NL full ring. Figure about 60 hands per hour (varies by site) so around $3.6 per table hour, give or take.

Going from $2/$5 live to $.5/$1 online I can pretty much guarantee you will not have fun.