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In current years internet based poker and particularly the Texas hold em variant of the game has come to dominate our tv sets. I am often asked to comment on the differences in wager on between on-line poker and real world rooms which I look to set out in this article.

One. Speed of on-line poker wager on is roughly twice that of real world poker play. The number of fingers per hour in a land poker site would be circa thirty per hour at greatest, maybe as low as twenty. Typical web-based poker game would see fifty to sixty hands per hour, and anything up to a hundred and twenty per hour for short handed "Turbo" play.

2. Rake collected by a web poker room will be five percent or less of each pot whereas brick and mortar rooms will be ten % or even higher. In this regard on-line wager on could be the better value option. Some countries, such as the UK have laws against the taking of rake. Instead they either charge by the hour or by the tournament. This is the reason that Caribbean Poker is favoured over Texas holdem in brick and mortar gambling dens in the UK.

Three. The high quality of gambler found in a web poker room will normally be lower than that in traditional rooms. There are many reasons for this except to truly go to a land based smoky home sitting down at a table of 10 takes an element of confidence that you don’t need to have in an on-line poker environment. Real world gamblers are generally superior in that they usually understand the casino game before playing it. By way of contrast your average online poker newbie has just watched the WPT on the Travel Channel or ESPN. The only exceptions to this that I’ve identified occur in Vegas exactly where you acquire the full variety of extremes from holiday makers trying their hand with the very best in the world.

4. On line poker players can pick and choose the time of day they wager on as they can bet on twenty four hrs a day, seven days a week and do so from the comfort of their own home. Traditional gamblers must plan ahead and receive to the venue at the due starting time.

Five. On-line poker gamblers have much more option, in the range and selection of games to decide on from, ranging from absolutely free wager on to cash games to tournaments of all sizes. If you want to win a seat at the upcoming 2006 World Series of Poker, then you have to be looking towards net poker tournaments where a far greater variety of options await such as satellite entries from as little as 5 dollars.

Six. Poker Tells between internet and real world poker bet on are extremely different. Real world players spend much more time observing body language and voice tells through opponent questioning than they do observing time delays involving wagers and bet size relative to the possible odds of greater hands. Web Poker Tells have extra to do with timing, bet size, and table position instead of the judgement of facial expression.

7. Poker etiquette is much more disciplined in land based poker rooms. The web-based poker experience can frequently be spoiled by drunken fools who believe they have Phil Ivey’s ability even though they clearly do not. Catch a lucky card in an on-line poker site and you may well locate your self on the end of a few verbal abuse (by means of the typed chat system). Phrases such as "you are an idiot" and worse wouldn’t be tolerated in a real world space except go largely unchecked net. You usually have the choice to turn off gambler chat except my preferred playing style would be to goad the offending gambler into betting on tilt (usually a straightforward thing to do). One recourse you do have against abuse is always to report the gambler to the pit boss and they will be either banned from chat or thrown out of the area altogether.

Eight. On line poker gives you the unique capability to play much more than one place at a time. Clearly this is not an alternative open to land based players. I know of people today who play as much as six tables simultaneously.

As you’ll be able to see both environments have the potential for a seriously excellent game of poker. Different experiences to suit unique player needs. Personally I do not have a preference among the two. I value the convenience of online bet on, but still get pleasure from the interaction of a live room.