Live Tournaments
I was back in Canada for about a week and in the last two days decided to play in a few live tournaments to get my fix.
Thursday: Training Room $100 with re-buys. I was in for the minimum (Buy-in, openning re-buy and the add-on, $200). The tournament was okay, but since a few months ago i think the place has gone downhill. The tournament had three tables, and i busted out at some point when we were at two tables.
Thursday: Riverroom $125 freezout. I never once from the opening hand onwards was ever above the average chip count, but managed to play and manouver myself into 4th place for a $400 payout.
I honestly don't remember anything of note in either tourament hand wise. The main thing was how different live tournaments are from online play.
The anonymity of the internet i think allows people to make so many more questionable calls (a good thing in theory and reality), that happen less in live play.
More important is people who have difficulty letting go of hands, in live play they don't want to have to sit there and wonder while actually looking at the other player.
Most important live poker is so much beyond the cards and for those who love internet poker, i can only assume it's a strictly financial decision, because the joy of live poker (especially after a long absence for me) is so much more rewarding.
Thursday: Training Room $100 with re-buys. I was in for the minimum (Buy-in, openning re-buy and the add-on, $200). The tournament was okay, but since a few months ago i think the place has gone downhill. The tournament had three tables, and i busted out at some point when we were at two tables.
Thursday: Riverroom $125 freezout. I never once from the opening hand onwards was ever above the average chip count, but managed to play and manouver myself into 4th place for a $400 payout.
I honestly don't remember anything of note in either tourament hand wise. The main thing was how different live tournaments are from online play.
The anonymity of the internet i think allows people to make so many more questionable calls (a good thing in theory and reality), that happen less in live play.
More important is people who have difficulty letting go of hands, in live play they don't want to have to sit there and wonder while actually looking at the other player.
Most important live poker is so much beyond the cards and for those who love internet poker, i can only assume it's a strictly financial decision, because the joy of live poker (especially after a long absence for me) is so much more rewarding.
Comments
Valid points.