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From Online to Land Based Poker: Things to Consider

Just because the rules for both online Poker and the land based games are the same does not mean that there will be no fine-tuning needed. The fact is that there are several points that one has to work, in order to make the shift a success.

First you have to learn to be more patient. Online Poker players can be quite impatient, but they can get away with this because, once their hand is folded, they can proceed to the next table. That option is not available in a casino. You have to make do with the one you are sitting in now, and the speed of the game is something that you will have to adjust to.

Related to this is the fact that you cannot just move to higher or lower stakes as easily. In online Poker, depending on your mood or game play, you can move from one level to another. In a land based casino, that is not as easy to do, as the tables and their options are more limited.

Something else that online Poker players must learn to work on are their table manners. The fact that one is anonymous online means that he can be verbally abusive towards another player without ever worrying about the consequences of his actions.

If your opponent is facing you from across the table, as in casino play, then you will definitely be held accountable for your behavior.

On the Internet, a man can also project an image like that of a young woman, or vice versa. That is not possible when you are playing your Poker opponents face to face. You will have to face your opponents as you are.

You cannot hide under an assumed persona. In online play, the persona that one assumes can sometimes make a difference in how you are played, but that is not possible in a land based Poker game.

Playing in a live casino Poker game after you have spent your entire career playing online will definitely necessitate some changes, but that does not mean you will not be able to pull it off.

All it takes is patience, perseverance and the willingness to learn, and also accepting the fact that you cannot be a great casino player on your first time out.

These are, after all, the same characteristics that helped make you a good online Poker player, so they should not be that hard to do.