After 5 to 10 years of playing poker you have acquired a certain type of game and poker itself has not become more difficult because it is the same game, but the people you meet at the tables are very different and do not always play the way you expect them to. When you meet people who are serious about trying to play poker right it is easier than when you play with just for fun people because the pretty impossible hands are playing and you can easily lose with the best preflop hand against them if you don't read them properly. I'm someone who loses a lot at the moment, but as long as I've done my best, I don't mind. Of course I don't mean that it is easier to win against people who play poker seriously, but the probability that you will lose to scrap with premium hands is definitely lower
If you're asking about online poker- It's much more dumber than it was 10 years ago. Look at the evolution of rakeback. Today some "Supernova Elite" will get a chance to win some trash by opening the chest, instead of buying Porsche Cayman with rakeback which was clearly accumulated. And the same story goes on - we have to trust the poker site, they don't clearly explain and show the algorythm of random generator and they can't clearly give you 100% confidence that game is as real as it is at the real table with your friends. You have to believe in Jesus and in your poker provider, cause if you don't - then you'll see just bots and hackers at the tables, specially if you lose important hand to some 2 outer.
Is Poker tougher?
I believe it's now easier, because poker has gain much popularity the last years, more people are playing now, if you are an old player. Aka professional players in a way, then you would win much easier then back then.
I believe it's now easier, because poker has gain much popularity the last years, more people are playing now, if you are an old player. Aka professional players in a way, then you would win much easier then back then.
I play poker for around 15 years and in my opinion online poker is tougher than before. I think one of the reasons that can help to explain this is that poker players are studying more about the game than before.
Could not agree more with both mina271 and finaltable1 - the game now is dumber than ever.
Okay, admittedly I am swimming in the shallows and expect things would improve at the higher stakes, but all I see is a level of dumb like never before and I hate to say this but the pandemic just seems to have encouraged a bingo mentality.
That said whilst I pose things might improve at higher stakes, lets face it there is plenty of wild play regularly seen on some of the better known streams.
Okay, admittedly I am swimming in the shallows and expect things would improve at the higher stakes, but all I see is a level of dumb like never before and I hate to say this but the pandemic just seems to have encouraged a bingo mentality.
That said whilst I pose things might improve at higher stakes, lets face it there is plenty of wild play regularly seen on some of the better known streams.
MimiMLZ said:
poker has evolved a lot over the years, new players too, before the ranges of hands were respected more depending on the position of the table where you are, old players used to play more conservative, in the new era of poker there is a new breed of "shark" at the tables that are aggressive loose players they have managed to change that old habit of playing cautious or very conservative the old style of "tigh aggresive" there are many new game strategies that if you learn them to mastering will achieve balance in the game.
Clearly it is not what it was, it is played harder and there are many players who have assistance programs during the game, personally I do not need such a thing because I want to feel good during the game following the decisions I made and not helping me with a program but that depends on what everyone wants ...
It depends on the style of play, cheaper games or freerools are tricky to play because it's hard to play seriously, they pay with any hand believing in luck and sometimes it works... Honestly I think it's much harder to play against this kind of player, it's very easy to compromise your stack...
Everything is changing, and poker and we are with him. But as in the past and now, only patient and disciplined players have a real chance of success. Personally, I believe that beginners now have much more opportunities than 10 years ago.
MimiMLZ said:
Any evolving game will be "tougher" if you remove yourself from it for a substantial period of time. I believe 5 - 10 years is substantial for the game of poker.
If you can bring your evolution "up to speed" or (better yet!) beyond the current state of the game...well now you're cookin!
Depends on the level one is playing. And on average on line poker in particular has gotten a bit tougher because now you have so much on line tools to use, on line courses, etc. Average on line poker player now is more educated about the game then 10 year ago.
The game is much tougher than 10 years ago. We dont get as many new players and today players have more knowledge of the game than in the past. This is not a bad thing but it sure as can be getting tougher every day.