Many players say the online games have gotten harder with better tools, study materials, and overall experience.

Do you think online poker is tougher now than a few years ago?
Or is it still beatable with the right strategy?

Absolutely, just like anything competitive.

The new school always have a distinct advantage of a plethora of easily accessible information, building on the backs of giants.

Learning poker now compared to 20 years ago, hell, imagine 40 years ago where your source of information is the local card room, and people gated their knowledge and tricky lines pretty heavily.

Think about how the pros in common ring games have to level each other on their known habits, hard to keep any secrets with a camera on you.

Ruinkind said:

Absolutely, just like anything competitive.

The new school always have a distinct advantage of a plethora of easily accessible information, building on the backs of giants.

Learning poker now compared to 20 years ago, hell, imagine 40 years ago where your source of information is the local card room, and people gated their knowledge and tricky lines pretty heavily.

Think about how the pros in common ring games have to level each other on their known habits, hard to keep any secrets with a camera on you.

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Absolutely — the evolution of poker information is crazy when you think about it. Today’s players have access to solvers, videos, databases, training sites, Discord groups… everything is instantly available. Compared to 20 or 40 years ago, when most knowledge stayed inside card rooms and good players guarded their secrets, it’s a completely different world.

Back then, improving meant paying attention, watching regulars, and slowly picking up patterns. Now players can study ranges, run sims, and learn advanced concepts from home. And like you said, at the pro level it’s even harder to hide anything — with televised games and constant analysis, everyone knows everyone’s tendencies. The leveling war becomes a big part of the game.