Poker.com's Poker Blog: What makes online poker different from casino poker?

We don't know who kris@poker.com is but here's some wisdom the main differences between online and live poker.

"Anyone who plays online poker for the first time, expecting everything to happen exactly as it does at their local casino or home game is kidding themselves.

"There are many differences between online poker and real life poker, and a lot of new or inexperienced players don't seem to realise this. Their failure to account for the differences can often lead to them making bad decisions or going on tilt and therefore not being as succesful playing online as their previous experience playing with real cards would lead them to expect.

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"Perceived anonymity has a big influence over decisions online.

You just can't always use the same tricks you could use in a real poker game, because people simply do not have the same fear of failure...."


Kris lists 8 differences and makes good points in every one.

--PB--