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Message: [QUOTE="wanderingthehall, post: 2373228, member: 91463"] I voted that live is easier. I am a microstakes player both live and online, meaning my average online buy-in is $1-$5 and my average live buy-in is $20-$150. I play online 20-40 hours a week. I play a live tourney a few times a year. Full background, from Vegas, learned how to play live in cheap tourneys there, but was going to college in the Midwest where the closest live poker was 2 hours away and I was a broke college student. I loved the game so I started playing micros online. Live is what I really love, but I haven't had the extra money to put towards it, so I have fun with the zero to hero online. So here is why I think live is easier, and keep in mind my experience is just the cheap daily tourneys casinos offer. 1. The players have seen waaaaay fewer hands. Most of the players I talk to live have never played online, have only played a little online, or haven't played much online since BF. Even if they use to play online, they are rusty as far as # of hands they have recently seen, and I'm under the impression online play has gotten more difficult over the years. 2. Over half the players live make basic mistakes such as ignoring position, playing A-rag, chasing flush draws with the wrong pot odds, etc. Most seem to not be aware of these concepts. There are plenty of players that this describes online as well, but when you combine that with #3 it makes for easier profit.... Example: Last tournament I played in I was clearly getting some respect from the table, and the person on my right said they were really glad I was sitting to their left. I really wish she was baiting me, but she sincerely thought she wanted a good player on her left and not her right. 3. Live play is not nearly as aggressive. It's easier to push my opponents out of hands, and it's easier to put opponents on a range with their bets when they bet/raise less than what I'm used to online. Now I think there are 2 main reasons that most people feel live poker is harder. 1. No HUDS - It's very common online to use a HUD and multi-table. Many players become reliant on those stats. They also don't have the attention span to stay focused on just one game. 2. Tells - Online players aren't used to their physical expressions affecting the game. There is no need to hide your body language when your opponents can't see you. I don't have problems with those because 1. I don't use a HUD and 2. My body language is a result of what's going on around me, not what I'm thinking. So, I'm naturally blank faced if I'm not interacting with someone. If I do have an expression, it has to do with the social interactions that I'm a part of and doesn't reflect my cards at all. It really works to my advantage. To sum it up, I put a lot of time in online because I love to play and I'm willing to build my BR from freerolls and be happy with winning a few hundred a year off of that. However, next year I'll have the opportunity to start playing live more frequently and will hopefully be successful enough to play a few times a month. [/QUOTE]

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