Would a B&M TAG have the same VPIP as an online TAG?

[postoakpoker]

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A) many hands are routine and don't really possess much in terms of things to analyze to occupy your time
B) unless you are the world's most amazing and patient poker player, human nature will take over after so long and you will be bored of sitting there doing nothing, it's not as simple as you make it sound.

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A) There's no such thing as a "routine" or "unimportant" hand. While the actions in said hands may seem insignificant, every little tidbit of information can and will be applicable in later hands. Those who are paying attention to every hand will reap the rewards of seemingly worthless information.
B) You don't have to be the world's most amazing poker player to play optimally, you just have to have the patience required to make the best decisions. This will include a lot of folding. While it's difficult to sit there for an hour and a half and always squeeze a 2 or a 3, it'll be worth it when you're sitting on 5x the buyin cap in four hours.

[Yossarian147]

I do it all the time. That's how I beat small stakes games. It isn't easy to not play a hand for 90 minutes but that's the discipline you need sometimes. And then I'll pick up a big pocket pair, raise, and get called in 4 places anyway.

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All the online nits say the same thing. Try going to a casino and putting it into practice. I find it amusing how you think it's easy to sit there and do absolutely nothing but watch people splash chips around, for blocks that take up most of an hour's time. Sorry, but live we don't have the conveinience of being in our house while playing 250 hands an hour and being able to distract ourselves with AOL IM while we fold.

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[Kevroc]

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do it all the time. When not tilting and not getting cards I've gone hours without playing a hand

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yup, the last time i played live, I sat down at 12:03am and didn't win my first hand until 4:11am and still booked a win!

crazy...