trigs;396837 wroteOnline players have access to databases of information that live players don't that help them make better decisions.
This, for those that use it. That's why I rarely if ever play online anymore. It is not a level playing field. If you aren't using the tools then you are just giving away your money. If somehow online sites could ban tracking tools then I would likely go back, but until then forget it. Live players are no worse than online players that don't use the tools, roughly the same I would say. It is just not the same as it was 10 years ago. :(
Banning automated tracking tools, rakeback, etc, getting it back to a level playing field is the only long term hope for online poker I think. Until then it is only the so called online "pro's" using tools, playing a very automated game for declining $$$, which is sure to kill the old goose.