Hello, I'm a NL50 player who's lurking twoplustwo for quite a while but never made an account until now

So I looked at you live players's hourly rates, and suddenly had $ signs in my eyes. However the 20 hands per hour makes me hesitant to take the plunge.

So my question is, can you play on my netbook while in the poker room ?
I could call the casino but I don't want to look like a fool if this is obviously prohibited, so if someone does do this or if it's a no-no I'd really appreciate knowing it

Thank you

Probably dependant on the room you're playing in. Some rooms won't allow iPods, cell phones or anything at the table, while the room I play in let's almost anything go.

I have seen a very few people playing online poker at the table, ime. Either way, you end up looking like a tool. I kind of think of this as douchier than the massive headphones/hoodie/sunglasses get up.

At foxwoods I know a Guy who plays online while playing live...but with a netbook you probably wont be able to...but if you have a smartphone fulltilt has an app for that. That's what he does.

Full tilt app got pulled from the app store fyi

You won't be able to attain the winrates that are making your eyes see $$ if you aren't devoting 100% of your attention to the table.

Really? Filltilt is still advertising I saw it last night...

How do people multi table then

I think most people recognize that per table winrate goes down as you multitable. But overall hourly rate goes up much faster.

I've never heard of anyone doing something like this. Most casinos I've played at have a pretty strict no electronic devices at the table rule and will snap your neck off for trying to text during a hand. Even if you could do it, there goes your image as a guy there just to chill and have fun.

Sample live 2/5 winrate: $35/hr. Sample live hand rate: 25 hands/hr. That's $140 per 100 hands, or 28 bb (14ptBB). How many multitablers pull in 14ptBB/100 at anything approaching $2/5?

I can agree with That...but 35$/hr is pretty generous for the average community..

Also to each their own IMO....I wouldn't do it...but the Guy I know who does it does very well live and online. Its at foxwoods btw....they don't allow electronics either but at 5/10 their alittle more passive on That rule. They've never really said much to people.

meh, this will become more of an issue as more and more apps and template based technology becomes more and more common.

For online players, I can definitely see the appeal because playing live must be like watching snails race for them...

I do think they will miss out on some valuable info by not paying attention to the live game they are in. Multi-tasking is one of the biggest myths perpectuated in the 21st century.

Lets say you can do one task with 90% efficiency. Well, if you split your attention to two tasks, then you end up doing each of the two tasks at like 60% efficiency. Split your attention into 3 tasks and you end up doing each task at like 20% efficiency...

And this definitely gets worst if you use the same portion of your brain for each task.

But hey, if you feel that your 60% is good enough, then by all means, play both simultaneously. Eventually your results will push you one way or the other.

We had a guy who liked to play online and 2/5NL at the same time. He lost $5K in a couple of sessions and stopped doing that pretty damn quick

Thank you everyone for your replies And ty riza it's reassuring to hear someone does it. How does he play on an iphone though ? Screen is hella small.
I assume if a room allows cellphones it's ok to have a small electronic device ? I'll have to confirm with the casino but I'll probably buy a tablet if that's the case.

Also will it be THAT detrimental to my image ? I mean I'm not gonna 6table obv I just want to play more hands so I'll still have time to chit chat with people.

He actually has a Droid well two of them sometimes he has two phones out.

I would have to think it actually keeps you sharp....when I get bored I play saduko or something to keep my brain from fogging up

Yeah I agree, most people who play regularly usually do something else between hands to escape boredom (I mean even listening to music serves that purpose), so I thought why not play at least 2 or 3 tables to keep my brain active cause we all know 20-25 per hour is like watching paint dry (or snails race as dgiharris said)

Btw I just looked its still in the app store. Its for rush poker on fulltilt

Most people lose money playing poker live, too.

I think for a rookie playing live, there's actually going to be a lot going on, much of which you don't even know you're missing. If you're playing your A game, you shouldn't be bored. If nothing else, you should be chatting about any subject other than poker with your neighbors. You can learn a ton about how they play by knowing how they approach other areas of life.

There will be at least one person at your table that is glad you're distracted. They're most likely going to be scooping up the money you're missing.

It's really, really, really corny and silly to sit at a live table playing online poker.

There are more important things in life than a maximized winrate.

FWIW, you will generally get more like 27-32 hands per hour, 20 doesn't happen.

Ya I mean personally ill never do it...

But when I'm playing beyond 8 hrs sometimes my brain gets tired ore foggy so either an hour walk or saduku do the trick for me...obviously when I'm in a hand I'm not playing...just something I've found for me actually helps.

To each their own...but I agree of is happening at the table that you can miss which is a perk of live poker....but sometimes I need to make a sacrifice to get out of the fog.

Lmao online poker at the live tables. Wow that's a good way to increase your winrate.

Are you alowed to beatoff to internet porn at the whorehouse?

So if you are really good you should make $18 an hour playing $1/$2? I think that rate is a little generous unless you are playing straight up drunk aggro's.

They dont have to. A very good 100NL player could 6-8table and make that much or more per hr. And with less than half the bankroll u would need for live 2/5.

btw how many hours total are your numbers based on?

lmao

Have you not read the thread, or are you just a troll? You are completely missing the point. You will not make that hourly rate live if you're multitabling online at the same time. My numbers are based on what I pulled from the official winrate thread.

Have you not read what u wrote? Your posts (excpt for the latest one) have nothing to do with multitabling online and playing live at the same time. You just asked how many multitablers make 14BB/100? Well the answer (as u know) is none. But what u may not understand is: they dont need to have that high a winrate, they can make a greater hourly and on a smaller bankroll. Thats what I was addressing Mr. Defensive. Don't come at me wrong. Youll lose.