Live or online tournaments which is more profitable?

[winky51]

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Live Bad additions.
Often have great extra expense w/hotel and meals out.
There are not many that you are physically able to enter/

On Line Good additions.
Huge number of tourneys available make ROI easier to realize.
Comfort of Home play makes stress of playing easier to handle.
Bathroom breaks have a much shorter line.
Your wife can sub if you need to play catch outside with your son.

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lol. Ive had my wife sub when the bowels came a callin'

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Live Bad additions.
Often have great extra expense w/hotel and meals out.
There are not many that you are physically able to enter/

On Line Good additions.
Huge number of tourneys available make ROI easier to realize.
Comfort of Home play makes stress of playing easier to handle.
Bathroom breaks have a much shorter line.
Your wife can sub if you need to play catch outside with your son.

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lol. Ive had my wife sub when the bowels came a callin'

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You need a laptop with wireless internet. I have played many, many hands from the crapper.

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You need a laptop with wireless internet. I have played many, many hands from the crapper.

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[woodguy]

Live Good: Horrid play compared to the same buy in levels on line.

Regards,
Woodguy

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ONLINE BAD
Can't read players.

I prefer live personally and have done better live.

Thoughts and reasons why one is better than the other?

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sounds like you answered your own question.

i prefer live, bc players are less fearless. its easier to bully tables when your sitting there (at lower buyins at least).

Online good: hand histories. multitabling.

Live Bad: That dreaded tip envelope at the final table.

[winky51]

good point.

Personally I think my hand/player reading ability live outweighs the bads. I have played many online and live tournaments and I do far better live. I have final tabled maybe twice online ever, placed 2-3 times in the chump change, out of about probably 50 MTT tournaments. Live I have final tabled 3 times playing 15 MTT. About 5 were BULCRAP tournaments that I forgot to check the structure. 1500 chips 50/100 starting blinds. I poop on those tournaments.

[tshak]

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LIVE GOOD
15-30 min rounds
ONLINE BAD
9-15 minute rounds


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A 10 minute round online is very close to a 20 minute round live. More importantly most live structures, especially at lower (sub $100) buy ins, are very fast many times doubling each round. Online the rounds are generally much more gradual (e.g. 10/20->15/30 instead of 10/20->20/40). To make matters worse I've seen many live tournaments start you with less than 50bb, whereas online tournaments generally start at 50-75. When it comes to structure, online wins hands down.