Just curious

[Warren Whitmore]

If the win rate were the same for both, and there was a casino within a few minutes of your house, would you play mostly on your computer at home or live?

[Al Schoonmaker]

If my win rate at casinos was one-half the rate online, I would still play primarily in casinos. It's my social life, and I love the atmosphere. I meet my friends, watch ESPN, go out for breakfast or coffee, etc.
I spend too much time working at a computer to want to play on one.
Regards,
Al

[eric5148]

Is the win rate per hour or per 100 hands?

[deacsoft]

I'm with you on this one. I love the atmosphere of the casino.

[Dynasty]

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Is the win rate per hour or per 100 hands?

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per year. That way the question has relevance.

[Josh W]

It depends on the atmosphere of the casino and home.

Commerce? Likely stay home. Hustler? Likely go to the casino.

[Sooga]

It depends on who I'd likely run into at the casino.

Josh W? Likely stay home. Anyone else? Likely go to the casino.

But all kidding aside, when I play live, I keep very much to myself. I don't want to become friendly with someone and feel bad for check-raising them or something like that. In fact, a lot of times when I play I wear my sweatshirt and just put my hood up. Yup, I'm pretty much just an unfriendly, antisocial bastard.

Also, the distance factor is a pretty big one as well. The closest casino to me is probably a good 30 or 40 miles away, which may seem close to some, but is still a pain in the ass, especially with today's gas prices. I'd much rather just play online in my underwear.

[Al_Capone_Junior]

Absolutely at the casino.

al

[sfer]

Live, without question.

[eastbay]

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If the win rate were the same for both, and there was a casino within a few minutes of your house, would you play mostly on your computer at home or live?

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Depends on who's at the casino. Without naming names, a local casino fits my idea of a social atmosphere about as well as hanging out in a prison yard - in another country.

I found Vegas to be a much more enjoyable place to sit at a table and find some social interaction with people that I can occasionally relate to.

eastbay

[steamboatin]

You don't play at Ceasar's IN do you?

[adios]

I'd play at home and I'm assuming that getting seated is just as easy at a the Casino which it seldom is. I would much rather not put up with the crowds; play more shorter sessions than fewer longer ones; and not hassle with traffic. Basically the situation you describe is what exists for me. I live about 15 minutes away from a card room.

[toots]

I s'pose I'd rather play at the casino.

I like the banter, I like the feel of the chips, I like being able to see who I'm playing against.

But, I can do without the obnoxious drunks. Online, they aren't as annoying.

But, aside from the obnoxious drunks, I'd choose the casino at 1/10th the win rate.

[Filip]

If the casino was smokefree i would love it..... but sitting for X hours in row with 3 people chainsmoking wouldnt be worth it.

Of course it would never be possible in sweden anyway becuse of our nice 5% rake up to 200kr (~$26) per pot.

omg i put myself on tilt just thinking about casino cosmopol.... the smoke, the retard tournament structures, the lack of parkingspaces, the 1 minutes shuffle per hand, lack of runners,

THAK GOD FOR INTERNET and undergroundpokerrooms.

[bigdmajor]

try about 300 miles. Charleston SC is in the middle of the "bible belt." Don't forget gambling is a no-no and we're all going to hell for tossing little clay chips /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Al Mirpuri]

I would play at home.

[poker-penguin]

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And tossing in general.


Damn it. Double entrendres just don't work with people who speak a different language.

Anyway, nearest Poker room for me? Maybe Sydney or Melbourne. Well, unless I qualify for the High-roller game downtown, but somehow I doubt it.

Even if it was next to my house, and my win rate per unit of time was the same, I'd mostly play online. Less things to concentrate on.

[Warren Whitmore]

Very interesting,
I had thought that most people would be wishy washy on thier preferences. They were not. Most people have a strong preference one way or the other. I had origionaly thought that the internet would eventually destroy or canabolize the casino game. Now I dont think so. Thanks to all those who responded.

Warren Whitmore

[StellarWind]

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I had origionaly thought that the internet would eventually destroy or canabolize the casino game. Now I dont think so. Thanks to all those who responded.

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Quite the contrary I suspect. The online game will bring in droves of new players to B&M who would otherwise would never have taken up poker.

One group that may suffer is poker rooms with geographic monopolies that have high drops and poor playing conditions. The B&M industry may have to improve in some cases to meet the competition.

[Warren Whitmore]

When I am wrong I tend to be very wrong.

[lunchmeat]

I live 10 minutes down the road from Foxwoods. My winrate is about the same for both, but I play mostly online because there is much lower varience online if you multi-table low-limit tables while collecting bonuses. Also, I hate 2nd hand smoke and even though the FW card room is smoke free there is a lot of residual smoke from adjacent parts of the casino.

Even though I play mostly online, I still play live quite a bit. Where I play on a given day really just depends on what I feel like doing at the time.

[Bubbagump]

I find this question very interesting. I first tried online poker a few years ago and hated it. It took me a long time to accept on-line poker as an acceptable alternative to B&M rooms. I live an hour and a half from Foxwoods and up until about a year ago I was their every weekend. Today, playing in a B&M is the alternative for me to playing on-line. Once I got used to the interface and got over my initial distrust, the pluses of online play far outweighed the negatives.

Advantages:

I don't have to wait as long to get in a game. (You can wait up to an hour to get in a game at Foxwoods these days)

Game selection

Game Speed (more hands and hour = more money in my pocket)

No Commute (This doesn't apply to your question)

Less rake

Availability of tournaments. (If you can't show up 2 hours before the start of a tournament at Foxwoods to signup, don't bother going)

DISADVANTAGES

I can't see my opponents.

No Chips to play with. But I have since fixed this problem. I always have a couple stacks of chips nearby to add a heightened sense of realism to my home poker endeavors. /images/graemlins/grin.gif