Is playing poker online better than offline?

[Volimack]

I often watch poker videos on YouTube where the player have very good acting to hiding his cards through his flat face. I have seen them being able to win with very bad cards on their hand with a good bluff, all in his chips. So I imagine, and often play poker online, I am very happy if I get a good card and I can't hide it well so just go all in all my chips. So what do you think?, how do other players know when I have good cards when playing online?, Is by check and don't call the bet they know we don't have a good card?, I'm not good at hiding it, sometime when I have double AS, I always all in at the beginning.

Playing poker is a lot of fun offline but the fun of playing with everyone is different. But it is better to play online because you hide what you say. It is easy to protect privacy for playing online. Do not face any bad situation and no one will understand. I choose to be online to hide anything.

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[Yatsan]

Not that much into poker but I guess if it is between online and offline playing, it will depend on your preference as an individual. Some people want no interaction to other people whenever they are playing because they cannot focus on their decisions while doing it, which is why they'd be better playing online. Some people find it more entertaining to play on landbased casinos due to player interaction. Some tend to read other's facial expressjon limiting 'bluffing' technique. And also, there are people who sometimes prefer a quiet room to do poker but sometimes misses the idea of talking to other people about either loss or profit. If it is convenience on playing then of course online gambling would be at an advantage otherwise it's the opposite set up. Nothing's better in a general perspective I guess; each of the platform has its own pros and cons.

[betswift]

I often watch poker videos on YouTube where the player have very good acting to hiding his cards through his flat face. I have seen them being able to win with very bad cards on their hand with a good bluff, all in his chips. So I imagine, and often play poker online, I am very happy if I get a good card and I can't hide it well so just go all in all my chips. So what do you think?, how do other players know when I have good cards when playing online?, Is by check and don't call the bet they know we don't have a good card?, I'm not good at hiding it, sometime when I have double AS, I always all in at the beginning.

When you mention going all in with strong hands like double aces right off the bat, it’s a classic move but also a double-edged sword. It signals confidence, sure, but to the keen observer, it might also telegraph the strength of your hand more clearly than youd wish. In online poker, every click has a tale to tell. From how quickly you make your bets to the size of those bets, seasoned players are piecing together a narrative about your play style.
Your observation about the importance of a poker face in live poker highlights a crucial skill masking your intentions and feelings. However, online poker strips away many of these physical cues, fundamentally changing how players infer the strength of their opponents hands.

[Reid]

Physical poker is still way better than online poker and I agree with some members here because I played both and I can say I don't feel the same enthusiasm in online poker as I did in physical poker. The fun part is reading the eyes and movements of your opponent especially if there's only two of you left after other opponents folds. If you played both, you will no doubt feel the difference and then what will happen after the game is where it becomes more fun as you become friends with the people you are betting against. 

[wxa7115]

Physical poker is still way better than online poker and I agree with some members here because I played both and I can say I don't feel the same enthusiasm in online poker as I did in physical poker. The fun part is reading the eyes and movements of your opponent especially if there's only two of you left after other opponents folds. If you played both, you will no doubt feel the difference and then what will happen after the game is where it becomes more fun as you become friends with the people you are betting against.  

While the rules are basically the same, poker online and offline are played in a completely different manner, when you are playing online, the only thing that matter is the math, so if the math tells you that a particular move is the best then you do it without thinking too much about it.

But when you are playing live, you need to take into account many other factors, as if your opponent makes a bet, but when they do so you notice some inconsistency with their bet and the way they are behaving, that could be a sign of deceit, which you can later use to your advantage.

[hedgeh0g]

Physical poker is still way better than online poker and I agree with some members here because I played both and I can say I don't feel the same enthusiasm in online poker as I did in physical poker. The fun part is reading the eyes and movements of your opponent especially if there's only two of you left after other opponents folds. If you played both, you will no doubt feel the difference and then what will happen after the game is where it becomes more fun as you become friends with the people you are betting against.  

While the rules are basically the same, poker online and offline are played in a completely different manner, when you are playing online, the only thing that matter is the math, so if the math tells you that a particular move is the best then you do it without thinking too much about it.

But when you are playing live, you need to take into account many other factors, as if your opponent makes a bet, but when they do so you notice some inconsistency with their bet and the way they are behaving, that could be a sign of deceit, which you can later use to your advantage.

The most important thing here is to correctly read the debater’s messages offline. Sometimes these numbers can be deceiving, so by and large it is better to also play the math so as not to allow yourself to be deceived. Generally speaking, we should rely on this as a last resort and not make it a central priority, which actually helps us win more money. Online, the main thing is to create comfortable conditions for ourselves so that no one disturbs us and we are completely focused on our work. Because if they start to distract us, our EV will definitely fall, even if we get lucky often.

[Fortify]

I often watch poker videos on YouTube where the player have very good acting to hiding his cards through his flat face. I have seen them being able to win with very bad cards on their hand with a good bluff, all in his chips. So I imagine, and often play poker online, I am very happy if I get a good card and I can't hide it well so just go all in all my chips. So what do you think?, how do other players know when I have good cards when playing online?, Is by check and don't call the bet they know we don't have a good card?, I'm not good at hiding it, sometime when I have double AS, I always all in at the beginning.

It's definitely going to be a personal thing and can even depend on whether you are doing it for pleasure or trying to make a long term profits. Online play is much faster paced, you can have multiple tables running at any one time and you can reach people on the other side of the world. Playing in person is a whole different picture, you can read "tells" much more easily, it has a much slower pace and you might have more table banter going on. Either way, you're going to find bullies and fish in this game, it's probably easier to leave an online table where you are the weakest player and move along, as opposed to a real world table which can be much more restricting or you might only have one table going in some casinos.

[wheelz1200]

That's a hard no.  You have no idea who is colluding against you when you are online.  I was around for the whole full tilt debacle where there was cheating happening where people could see everyone's cards.  In person you can get an easier feel for tells too.  I'm a player who needs to see people's reactions, I don't just play the cards I play the people too.  In person is way better.

[Kemarit]

That's a hard no.  You have no idea who is colluding against you when you are online.  I was around for the whole full tilt debacle where there was cheating happening where people could see everyone's cards.  In person you can get an easier feel for tells too.  I'm a player who needs to see people's reactions, I don't just play the cards I play the people too.  In person is way better.

I think that's one angle to look at, and if I'm not mistaken, there are casinos that have been accused of colluding or at least you don't know that you are playing against a bot so obviously you will lose the game.

So for me, it's better to play offline, I mean that's where you will get the experience to become a good poker player. In online, you can just hide your face and think that you are good. But in face to face, sitting with someone, it's very different, lot of tension specially if both of you have a good hand and going all-in.

[blue Snow]

That's a hard no.  You have no idea who is colluding against you when you are online.  I was around for the whole full tilt debacle where there was cheating happening where people could see everyone's cards.  In person you can get an easier feel for tells too.  I'm a player who needs to see people's reactions, I don't just play the cards I play the people too.  In person is way better.

yes of course, by looking at someone's reactions and emotions we can see what cards they have when playing offline. This will be more difficult if playing online, by looking at them always raise and bet some chips we have to be careful if they have good cards on their hands, that's possible they only bluff to just scare you, but if we have a strong mentality and retaliate to reraise bet, It's possible that they are also afraid too that we have a good card than them.

[Poker Player]

yes of course, by looking at someone's reactions and emotions we can see what cards they have when playing offline. This will be more difficult if playing online,

Difficult but not impossible, as there are also poker tells. In most cases they have to do with the timing of the bets. A recreational player (or fish) who bets instantly all in or a strong bet has a strong hand, but we have to consider whether he is overvaluing it. Things like that. But obviously it is easier to guess the opponent's hand when playing live.

[peter0425]

I often watch poker videos on YouTube where the player have very good acting to hiding his cards through his flat face. I have seen them being able to win with very bad cards on their hand with a good bluff, all in his chips. So I imagine, and often play poker online, I am very happy if I get a good card and I can't hide it well so just go all in all my chips. So what do you think?, how do other players know when I have good cards when playing online?, Is by check and don't call the bet they know we don't have a good card?, I'm not good at hiding it, sometime when I have double AS, I always all in at the beginning.

there are no better way to play in offline when we are playing against  Human(i call human because in online We don't  really sure whom we are playing against lol)

In offline ? we are dealing face to face , act to act and teeth to teeth 

seeing the reaction of each opponent can give us chance in finding what is the position cards of our opponents , same us if the opponent is good they can also find yours ,
so indeed its Offline gambling is what I wanted to choose playing.

[Ever-young]

I often watch poker videos on YouTube where the player have very good acting to hiding his cards through his flat face. I have seen them being able to win with very bad cards on their hand with a good bluff, all in his chips. So I imagine, and often play poker online, I am very happy if I get a good card and I can't hide it well so just go all in all my chips. So what do you think?, how do other players know when I have good cards when playing online?, Is by check and don't call the bet they know we don't have a good card?, I'm not good at hiding it, sometime when I have double AS, I always all in at the beginning.

Playing poker is a lot of fun offline but the fun of playing with everyone is different. But it is better to play online because you hide what you say. It is easy to protect privacy for playing online. Do not face any bad situation and no one will understand. I choose to be online to hide anything.

In as much as different people have their preferences while talking about online and offline poker, the both has their disadvantages as well as their advantages too. In terms of privacy, we can boldly say online casino is a top pick, because there are gamblers that prioritize their anonymity and privacy to every other thing. For such people, the best would be choosing online gambling because it's a lot more easier to protect ones privacy keep their emotions hidden when they're playing online which could be seen as the best option for them.
While privacy is also very much important, there are people who also prioritise the social interaction associated with gambling, because that's where they derive their thrilling experience from, for such persons, using an online casino wouldn't be such a great option for them because there are no interactions when gambling online.
It's just a matter of preferences.

[Bitinity]

That's a hard no.  You have no idea who is colluding against you when you are online.  I was around for the whole full tilt debacle where there was cheating happening where people could see everyone's cards.  In person you can get an easier feel for tells too.  I'm a player who needs to see people's reactions, I don't just play the cards I play the people too.  In person is way better.

yes of course, by looking at someone's reactions and emotions we can see what cards they have when playing offline. This will be more difficult if playing online, by looking at them always raise and bet some chips we have to be careful if they have good cards on their hands, that's possible they only bluff to just scare you, but if we have a strong mentality and retaliate to reraise bet, It's possible that they are also afraid too that we have a good card than them.

Not as easy as it says, you need a lot of time and experiences to be able to read opponent's gestures. Even a pro player still make mistakes while reading opponent's gestures. Your mental is also important when playing poker both online and offline, even if you feel that you have better card than the opponent, but you may fold your hand if you are not 100% sure with what you have. All in all, it is not only about which one is better for people to play online or offline, but I will say it is more about which one is suitable for us based on our own preferences.

[Marvelman]

That's a hard no.  You have no idea who is colluding against you when you are online.  I was around for the whole full tilt debacle where there was cheating happening where people could see everyone's cards.  In person you can get an easier feel for tells too.  I'm a player who needs to see people's reactions, I don't just play the cards I play the people too.  In person is way better.

yes of course, by looking at someone's reactions and emotions we can see what cards they have when playing offline. This will be more difficult if playing online, by looking at them always raise and bet some chips we have to be careful if they have good cards on their hands, that's possible they only bluff to just scare you, but if we have a strong mentality and retaliate to reraise bet, It's possible that they are also afraid too that we have a good card than them.

Not as easy as it says, you need a lot of time and experiences to be able to read opponent's gestures. Even a pro player still make mistakes while reading opponent's gestures. Your mental is also important when playing poker both online and offline, even if you feel that you have better card than the opponent, but you may fold your hand if you are not 100% sure with what you have. All in all, it is not only about which one is better for people to play online or offline, but I will say it is more about which one is suitable for us based on our own preferences.

Reading people's tells at the poker table can be useful, but it has limits.  Professionals use fake signals to manipulate amateurs.  Tells help some, but they're not perfect, even for experts.  You need more to win consistently.  Reading people takes real time and work to get right and you still get tricked sometimes and  so while paying attention helps, you need other skills too.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

In my opinion online is better because of the speed.
Played offline several times and the slow action of some people was just so annoying. It was so obvious they fold but still they drag it to not lose face when you or somebody else caught them bluffing.
On the other hand, online is more dangerous addiction wise and general security wise.
When you play offline with real money you can actually see the worth of the money. Online it sometimes doesn't seem real, until you lost of course.
Another factor is collusion, chip dumping, and so on. Online it is hard to prove you are getting cheated while offline it is much easier to figure out in my opinion.

[Solosanz]

If you can hide your emotions, land based poker is better.

If you can't hide your emotions, online/virtual poker is better.

So the problem is yourself, not other people. If you can't hide your emotions but you can predict other people by their reactions and gestures, I don't think it's good because you're also showed your vulnerability.

[entertheabyss]

Reading people's tells at the poker table can be useful, but it has limits.  Professionals use fake signals to manipulate amateurs.  Tells help some, but they're not perfect, even for experts.  You need more to win consistently.  Reading people takes real time and work to get right and you still get tricked sometimes and  so while paying attention helps, you need other skills too.

We need to gain ground whenever we're about to start something new in the system because the outcome can either be profitable and also bear in losses. Contracting the idea that surrounds the system and not basically hitting on other areas. We anticipate in the sectors that's favorable for us and not following the trends of other people. Everyone shares their losses and profits alone and giving more reasons to always be ontop and not giving up any thoughts about the system.

[arwin100]

I often watch poker videos on YouTube where the player have very good acting to hiding his cards through his flat face. I have seen them being able to win with very bad cards on their hand with a good bluff, all in his chips. So I imagine, and often play poker online, I am very happy if I get a good card and I can't hide it well so just go all in all my chips. So what do you think?, how do other players know when I have good cards when playing online?, Is by check and don't call the bet they know we don't have a good card?, I'm not good at hiding it, sometime when I have double AS, I always all in at the beginning.

Playing poker is a lot of fun offline but the fun of playing with everyone is different. But it is better to play online because you hide what you say. It is easy to protect privacy for playing online. Do not face any bad situation and no one will understand. I choose to be online to hide anything.

In as much as different people have their preferences while talking about online and offline poker, the both has their disadvantages as well as their advantages too. In terms of privacy, we can boldly say online casino is a top pick, because there are gamblers that prioritize their anonymity and privacy to every other thing. For such people, the best would be choosing online gambling because it's a lot more easier to protect ones privacy keep their emotions hidden when they're playing online which could be seen as the best option for them.
While privacy is also very much important, there are people who also prioritise the social interaction associated with gambling, because that's where they derive their thrilling experience from, for such persons, using an online casino wouldn't be such a great option for them because there are no interactions when gambling online.
It's just a matter of preferences.

Maybe depends on the availability of the person since if they know how to play poker and have money to spend for sure if they have time they would go on those physical casino to play this game. But if their schedule is so hectic then provably the option they would choose is online casino since I think they can still the same level of fun.

The only difference is the atmosphere since you might not find it as challenging as you play physically but still you would enjoy it in long run once you are in the climax playing this game. But if people really want privacy I guess this is the luxury what those online casino could bring since they could able to protect their identity especially if they are well known and can gamble smoothly without anyone bothering them.

[Ever-young]

I often watch poker videos on YouTube where the player have very good acting to hiding his cards through his flat face. I have seen them being able to win with very bad cards on their hand with a good bluff, all in his chips. So I imagine, and often play poker online, I am very happy if I get a good card and I can't hide it well so just go all in all my chips. So what do you think?, how do other players know when I have good cards when playing online?, Is by check and don't call the bet they know we don't have a good card?, I'm not good at hiding it, sometime when I have double AS, I always all in at the beginning.

Playing poker is a lot of fun offline but the fun of playing with everyone is different. But it is better to play online because you hide what you say. It is easy to protect privacy for playing online. Do not face any bad situation and no one will understand. I choose to be online to hide anything.

In as much as different people have their preferences while talking about online and offline poker, the both has their disadvantages as well as their advantages too. In terms of privacy, we can boldly say online casino is a top pick, because there are gamblers that prioritize their anonymity and privacy to every other thing. For such people, the best would be choosing online gambling because it's a lot more easier to protect ones privacy keep their emotions hidden when they're playing online which could be seen as the best option for them.
While privacy is also very much important, there are people who also prioritise the social interaction associated with gambling, because that's where they derive their thrilling experience from, for such persons, using an online casino wouldn't be such a great option for them because there are no interactions when gambling online.
It's just a matter of preferences.

Maybe depends on the availability of the person since if they know how to play poker and have money to spend for sure if they have time they would go on those physical casino to play this game. But if their schedule is so hectic then provably the option they would choose is online casino since I think they can still the same level of fun.

The only difference is the atmosphere since you might not find it as challenging as you play physically but still you would enjoy it in long run once you are in the climax playing this game. But if people really want privacy I guess this is the luxury what those online casino could bring since they could able to protect their identity especially if they are well known and can gamble smoothly without anyone bothering them.

I think one thing that depends whether a gambler would chose an online casino or a physical casino is how they really define thrill and fun in gambling .

For some, the actual fun isn't really in the game itself, but the interaction and friendly debates and arguments between them and other gamblers, thats where the real fun is.  And if you watch very well, this is the reason why some people leave their houses to go to their local gambling outlets, you won't see them placing any bets but when it comes to arguing and conversing about gambling activities or games, their very much active.