After spending hundreds of hours in both online casinos and live casinos, there are many differences between the two despite playing the same game˳ Here are some of the nuances I’ve noticed˳
1˳ Online players are much stronger stake for stake
Normally the smallest live game you’ll find in a casino is $1/$2 ($200NL)˳ This is where all the beginners start˳ Online, the smallest games can be as small as $0˳01/$0˳02 ($2NL) where there is not much money to be made˳ That means beginners in live casinos are playing for way bigger stakes than online˳ Online Players playing $200NL are generally very strong˳
2˳ Live low-stakes players generally don’t have a clue
Can’t tell you how many times I’ve been talking to live players talk about how online players don’t know what they’re doing˳ They’ll say things like “you can’t read his face” or “online players don’t know how to bluff and keep a straight face” – stupidness, really˳ Many live players don’t understand the concept of frequencies and betting patterns, which in fact are far more informative than “his lip twitched when he reached for his chips” or whatever
3˳ Raising 3x the bb preflop doesn’t do anything
Many live players don’t consider big blinds, they only consider chips˳ What I mean by that is if for example, at a $1/$2 game, somebody raises $6, many players will think “oh that’s just 1 red chip” instead of thinking of 3 big blinds˳ If you’re going to come in for a raise in a live game, you’ll probably want to raise between 6-8bb, at least in the $200NL live game˳
4˳ Very little 3betting in live games
Most players in a live setting are way more content to just call a raise as oppose to 3bet, even with big hands like AQ and AK – and it’s certainly not for balance˳ Generally, if you’re 3bet in a live game, the player is going to have QQ+ (weak players)
5˳ Live players think pocket pairs are the nuts˳
In a live game, players have a really hard time folding pocket pairs preflop for some reason˳ I’ve 3bet with hands like AQ+ and can’t tell you how many times I’ve been called by 22-77˳ Lots of dead money in this spot˳
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