Playing live for the 1st time

[pottie]

I've only been playing tourneys for 2 months or so. Im from South Africa, got lucky and qualified for a big live tourney. Any tips or info on the differences between online and live play will be appreciated.

[Al Mirpuri]

The big difference is tells. There are lots more of them in live play. "Weak means strong and strong means weak". This aphorism should help you solve any tell you face. If they are beating their chests then they are usually holding bad cards. If they are in pain as they raise then get the hell out of there as they have the goods. You ignore the previous advice if you have a very good hand as your opponent's play acting will not matter.

Another difference is that it is easier to call a bet online as it is a click and nobody calls you names to your face or gives you funny looks when you turnover poor cards. So expect anyone calling you to have a better hand than they would online.