Online v Real Life Poker

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Heart7Club2 Beginner Posts: 5 Joined: 2007-01-23 Add as Friend Send Message	Spam Reply Posted: 2007-02-02 14:09 I just played my first games online and got the distinct sense that, due to the lesser human interaction, there's less reading that can be done and people play tighter poker. Do you think there are differences in strategies that you can use online that you cannot use in real life?
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blackchina Moderator Posts: 280 Joined: 2006-01-14 Add as Friend Send Message	Spam Reply Posted: 2007-02-21 23:31 I for one don't bluff as much
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minstrel55 Beginner Posts: 7 Joined: 2007-05-08 Add as Friend Send Message	Spam Reply Posted: 2007-05-09 00:05 agree, way easier to bluff in live games for a couple of reasons. Calling a bet with a marginal, but likely best hand in a live game still requires one to cut out chips and this can have tons of psychological implications, like I've seen people fold after cutting out the call and realizing that they have to tap in to another stack that they had already been subconsciously filed as winnings. Also, take your on line experience to really learn the math and since your only tells will be betting patterns, so learn those too. When you hit the live games with an aptitude in the math and patterns, plus reading visual and audio cues, you'll be a powerhouse.
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