Live Poker

Live Poker Introduction

For many of you, your poker career or interest in poker started with the internet. It's much easier to hop on your computer and play some Holdem than drive to your local card room... if you even have one. And for many good poker players, playing multiple tables online can be more profitable than the slow pace of a live poker game.

However, a live poker game is thrilling. It's just a lot of fun and way more exciting. Peaking at your cards, pushing those chips in, observing your opponents looking for poker tells, controlling your own emotions and tells... there's a lot going on in a live game and many online poker players are now getting their feet wet in the live game.

This section of FTR focuses on live poker and brick & mortar poker rooms. While Texas Holdem is the same game whether online or live, and the basic strategies are the same, live poker introduces some new and different facets. Poker Tells is the major factor that separates the good players from the stellar ones in live poker games. Live poker also introduces table etiquette - tipping the dealer, verbalizing your actions, etc.

Check out our essays in this section focused on live poker and live poker strategies. If you'd like to read more or discuss the subject of live poker, visit our Live Poker and Home Games Forum. Plan on visiting a casino or card room to play some live poker? Take a look at our Brick & Mortar Poker Room Reviews and add your own!

Live Poker Strategy Articles

Check out our live poker strategy articles below. These essays, written specifically for Brick & Mortar poker games, can help the online poker player transition to the live game.

Brick and Mortar Strategy (ChezJ)

Live Poker Guide for Online Players (Fnord)

Brick and Mortar Guide for Online Players (Brodie)

Live Poker Strategies (Massimo)

Poker Tells Articles

Our poker tells essays can help you spot poker tells and incorporate that important factor into your live games!

Poker Tells Introduction

Betting Poker Tells

Card Looking Poker Tells

Poker Ploys

Chip Stacking Poker Tells

Poker Tells When Waiting for You to Act

Bluffing Poker Tells

Safe to Bet Poker Tells

Eyes Closed Poker Tells

More Poker Tells & Reviews

Online Poker Tells

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