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Message: [QUOTE="DunningKruger, post: 2367834, member: 94310"] When everyone talks about live play generally being a lot softer than online, two things should be kept in mind. One is that they are absolutely correct. Two is that the context of the comparison is typically the amount of money that can be made on a per hand basis. Earning money is the reason any serious player plays the game and ultimately the only way to really "keep score". The reasons live play is easier are numerous, and I'll list a few right now off the top of my head. 1. In casinos, the lowest stakes are 100 times richer than the lowest stakes online. The worst live players are playing with and betting hundreds of dollars while the worst players online are sitting on stacks that wouldn't afford you a chocolate bar. So, if the goal is winning money, it's easier to do so in a live setting than to win the same amount playing penny games on the internet. When you get to online games where the stakes are anything near what they splash around in casinos then the players are going to be approx three bajillion zillion times better than the live players they're being compared to. 2. When a live player wants to make more money, they move up in stakes. when an online player wants to make more money, they can add more tables instead of moving up. Not only does the player remain in a limit he might have otherwise graduated from but now there are 8 of him. Or 12 of him. Or more. 3. Getting into a live game is a lot more casual than an online one. This is a point I read on another message board a long time ago and it always stuck with me as being a very good one. Live games often have players with very limited experience stumble into a seat to try their luck while looking for something to do until a seat at the blackjack table (or the craps table or the bar or w/e) becomes available. Online you need to download and install the software, register your account and then go through the process of actually getting some money deposited. Online takes a far greater level of dedication just to get started. 4. A commonly mentioned point is that online players play many more hands than their live counterparts, which means they've been in pretty much every situation you can imagine numerous times and are a lot more experienced by definition. 5. There's a plethora of tools and software out there for online players to improve themselves with. You need an HUD just to even the playing field with your competition. Online players have an extensive database of hands which they can study away from the tables to repair leaks in their game. 6. Alcohol. Enough said. I've played many countless hours of live poker for more than a decade (including 7 hours last night) and I've played much more than that online. To me, it's not even a debate which is easier overall. [/QUOTE]

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