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Originally Posted by WereBeer
Yeah venice covered it. So I play live poker, I'm basically a bottom-feeding tagfish rather than a shark, and I can see other players at the table who have a similar skillset to me but spew off money I don't because they get frustrated and make bad plays that are easily avoided.
I'd say the metagame is more key to live than online in many ways because the pace is so slow. If you can play a technically winning game in live poker, and I'd say that's about as tough as beating 2NL online, your first challenge is being able to fold for 2 hours in a row, get a hand, flop badly, fold and then go back to folding preflop without tilting.
Other challenges are all the general temptations that go with an environment filled with degenerates i.e. booze, gambling and drugs. I drink but never at the casino; I don't gamble at all unless I think the odds are in my favour and I bring my own pharmaceuticals (caffeine and pseudoephedrine). A lot of reg poker players piss money away at the slots and blackjack or get drunk and make idiot moves.
I was about to say something similar, but I'll go beyond the degenerate behavior. I have only played live in a state-licensed charity poker room. I have been inside a few casinos, briefly. Here's why I'm not interested in a casino at this point:
1. The nearest charity poker room is 7 miles away and there are several more within 40 miles. The nearest casino that deals NLHE is almost 100 miles away. More money for gas and more wear and tear on the car.
2. I compared two tournaments, at the casino and the charity room, which had the same buy-in. The rake was the same. Again, why drive the 190-mile casino round trip when I can drive 14 miles instead?
3. Things in casinos are expensive. Some of the charity rooms are next door to inexpensive restaurants, or they are in a bowling alley that cells food. That $3 burger in the bowling alley may not get a 4-star rating, but I don't care. I don't need a massage girl or bottle service or any of that. I'm there to make money, not spend it. It's all about the benjamins.
4. I have no interesting in putting down money to play a no-skill game. Forget the money part--how is gambling even fun? Wow, that little ball is bouncing on the wheel, how exciting! (not)
I will put down money for something that's fun. I played in the Michigan Open chess tournament. I found out that I wasn't very good at chess. It was fun anyway and I enjoyed the challenge.
Last edited by Poker Clif; 01-20-2018 at 08:19 AM.
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