I quit live poker.

[Borno]

I quit live poker because I play mostly limit and I can only find no limit games that bring my heart rate up and make me feel cold and uncomfortable. I also hate the scene. I will continue to 5 table fixed limit online as I have been for a while now.

I will play live only if it is a for fun homegame that my friends (not my serious poker buddies) want to play in... i.e. to drink a few beers and shoot the [censored] for a $5 or $10 buy in.

I think this will slightly cut in to my poker earnings but I think I will be happier in general because it will mean i'm playing less poker, but more importantly it will remove me from that scene of addicted individuals. I will also no longer be held down to times when my local card rooms are open.

Playing online I do in the comfort of my home and easily go on auto-pilot w/ the hand rate being so fast. I get bored, loose, and as I previously mentioned just generally uncomfortable playing live.


Anyone else find this? quit playing live, you'll probably be able to make more online anyway with that time. While the players are CLEARLY worse live, I just don't enjoy it anymore (unless I'm with close friends).


OK. Now I'm beginning to slow down my obsession. That's the second step of my program. The first was playing only during times when I could be actually PAID to PLAY (i.e. bonus whoring).

Now I'm paid to play and am a +ev player. Time management, obsession, and poker. All tough issues to deal with.

Sorry for the rant, thanks for listening.

[KidPokerX]

So i guess the WSOP is out of the question?
Sucks

After getting used to 250 hands/hour I cannot stand to play 15-20 hands per hour.

[Jacob_Gilliam]

You should try ritalin, it's great.

[Komodo]

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After getting used to 250 hands/hour I cannot stand to play 15-20 hands per hour.

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Exactly. Ive never played live and Im not sure Ill ever will either. 20 hands/hour ugh!
I see many advantages to playing online
* faster pace
* no travel time
* Better table selection
* Play any time you want
* Play which stakes you want. In a small club, there is normally one or two tables open, so you cant choose which stakes.
* Quit whenever you want. Of course you can quit after half an hour but the other guys at the table will think you as a prick.

[Edge34]

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After getting used to 250 hands/hour I cannot stand to play 15-20 hands per hour.

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Exactly. Ive never played live and Im not sure Ill ever will either. 20 hands/hour ugh!
I see many advantages to playing online
* faster pace
* no travel time
* Better table selection
* Play any time you want
* Play which stakes you want. In a small club, there is normally one or two tables open, so you cant choose which stakes.
* Quit whenever you want. Of course you can quit after half an hour but the other guys at the table will think you as a prick.

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You forgot the biggest bonus to never playing live! None of that horrible social interaction!

All of the reasons you mention are valid for online vs. live. The biggest reason you don't list:

Live players generally stink for the limits offered at B&amp;M [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img].

This has been discussed many times (levels of online compared to live, ie $.25/.50NL vs. $2/5 live).

If you have the bankroll you can overcome the travel, fewer hands/hr, tipping, etc. by waiting for bad players to make larger mistakes (not for $14.75 at the $25NL where I play online) but for $230 live. All it can take is one hand over a 3-4 hours session to make it all worth while.

[Kaeser]

I don't know I love playing live, limit or no limit. I play online some but it just doesn't match the experience. I guess if money's important to you then on-lines the way to go but it's a much more social experience for me.

[Mr. Curious]

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but more importantly it will remove me from that scene of addicted individuals.

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Do you really think that there are less addicted players online where poker action can be found 24/7?

LOL

All it does is hide them from your sight and put a little silly icon in their place.

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All it does is hide them from your sight and put a little silly icon in their place.

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You make it sound like this is no big deal, I see this as a huge bonus