Why I love B&M casino poker

[PhatPots]

I was at the casino last week and I had a blast. There was a time when I would prefer online play because I can play many more hands an hour. But online just isn't as satisfying as a real life casino. Anyone feel the same?

Sitting at the table, being immersed in a poker environment. The sights, sounds, and sometimes smells (some players smell bad, BO). I enjoy playing with my chips, stacking them nice and neat and the sound they make.

I like seeing the face of my opponent when I catch him in a bluff or when two players star to heckle each other. I like cracking jokes and making small talk. I love the different characters at the table. An old man who plays every hand, A middle age man with no teeth who raises with any two cards, a young player who plays tight.

All that plus I had a wicked hot streak last time I went. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] But isn't poker great?

Cheers,
Pots

[billyjex]

Live poker is definetely funner.

I like the social atmosphere, I like the old-timers and their bad jokes.

The play is usually absolutely terrible as well.

But it's frustrating to get no cards for a couple of hours. At least online you get 3-4x as many hands so you'll get a good one every few minutes.

[bconway6]

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But it's frustrating to get no cards for a couple of hours. At least online you get 3-4x as many hands so you'll get a good one every few minutes.

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I had no idea how true that was until this last weekend. I spent the week clearing a bonus on PP; it happened to also be my first multi-tabeling experiance.
Going an hour or so without a good hand didnt annoy me too much as it was just a part of poker, but getting 4 times the hands online and getting them faster so its probably more like 6 times the hands makes that hour go EXTREMELY slow.