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[QUOTE="baudib1, post: 1834197, member: 47606"]
Live poker (especially tournament poker) has been described as "hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror."

I can understand the sentiment but I really enjoy live poker a lot. For one thing, it's profitable to engage people in conversation and if they want to talk about hands, it's fine. I try not to talk too much strat at the table and I certainly don't talk about poker in a way to put down other people or to show off my knowledge.

But anytime I've ever been at a table with a good player, they realize pretty damn quickly I know more than the average $1-$2 live fish. I like to say I can smell a "2+2er" a mile away, it's pretty obvious if you listen to them talk for more than 5 minutes.

People will tell you all kinds of amazing information, for free, if you are just nice to them. "I would never raise on a draw there." "I don't like going all-in with AK, I'd rather have pocket deuces." ETc.

I also find it fascinating to watch hands play out when I'm not involved. I'll also admit to playing more hands live than I would online out of boredom. There have been maybe 2 times that I've actually put on headphones to listen to music during a game, and they were both because someone was really annoying me and wouldn't shut up. But yeah, I play on my iPhone, too.
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