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Originally Posted by FlopMonster
Spoonitnow,
Seems there is a large difference in live and online play to me. Even the betting limits are vastly different. For instance, the smallest live game I have seen is 1/2, but my comfort level is 5/10 to 10/20. However online, I can't get past the .50/1 level before feeling out matched by all the steals and re-steals. I swear, everyone's a star and everyone's a monkey.
The games around here have dried up considerably, so I' m stuck with online, and honestly it's frustrating the hell out of me. The players online seem more knowledgeable about game theory, bet sizing, EV betting, etc; I just want to catch up, so I can enjoy the game again.
I hear you!
Generally you can take an online stake level and multiply the blinds by about 10 or so and you'll have a similar live game. This mostly just happens because the smallest limits online are smaller since the casino sites can afford to run the game with the lower rake it since they have a much lower overhead (no dealers, faster hands, etc.) Online is a lot more aggressive, that's for sure.
The new fish online aren't so much the people who call down with bad holdings and put a lot of money in the pot that way, but instead it's the players who are too aggressive and put too much money into pots with betting and raising a lot. You have to be a little more careful with identifying them and taking advantage of them, but once you do, it's not too hard to string them along a bit.
I've actually started a series here on FTR that's geared towards learning how to handle these more aggressive games, and I'd love to see what you think about it. I'm breaking it down in a way that doesn't require a lot of math or anything but that still allows you to benefit from the game theory side and exploiting over-aggressive players. Here's the first part: http://www.flopturnriver.com/pokerfo...al-197641.html
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