Poker

[cover drive man]

How's everyone been getting as of late?

Not bad poker stars is my favourite site. I've played in my first touraments recently and I know understand what bobisback was saying.

[Matt79]

CDM is back!

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Not bad poker stars is my favourite site. I've played in my first touraments recently and I know understand what bobisback was saying.

Surely this isn't legal.

[cover drive man]

Surely this isn't legal.

I know but I'm only playing for fun. And it was my uncles acount.

CDM is back!

Thank you I didn't think I was gone that long but thanks

[Bobisback]

Playing as we speak, last 2 in a sit and go, im 2nd in chips, doubt ill win, used all my luck earlier.

[cover drive man]

Playing as we speak, last 2 in a sit and go, im 2nd in chips, doubt ill win, used all my luck earlier.

You came second at least that's an achievement.

[cpr]

your lack of prescence has been noticed tbh.

[Bobisback]

You came second at least that's an achievement.

Not yet i didnt

[cover drive man]

your lack of prescence has been noticed tbh.

I'm flattered thanks everyone.

Back to poker now I've really improved my game I've learned how to calculate odds and body language. I've still got a lot more to learn but I'm learning all the time.

Not yet i didnt

I meant at the least you'll come second.

[Bobisback]

I'm flattered thanks everyone.

Back to poker now I've really improved my game I've learned how to calculate odds and body language. I've still got a lot more to learn but I'm learning all the time.

I find it hard to read body language online.

Came 2nd in the pre-mentioned sit and go.

[cover drive man]

I find it hard to read body language online.

Came 2nd in the pre-mentioned sit and go.

Nice one.

[cpr]

Thats a downside to online poker definately, the fact no one can see you leads to your emotions not being hidden. Possibly one of the hardest things to get right in poker, control over your body, especially your face. Now if you've spent the last few years sat infront of a computer laughing to yourself when you get a good hand, your gonna get found out pretty quick in a real game....

[simmy]

Thats a downside to online poker definately, the fact no one can see you leads to your emotions not being hidden. Possibly one of the hardest things to get right in poker, control over your body, especially your face. Now if you've spent the last few years sat infront of a computer laughing to yourself when you get a good hand, your gonna get found out pretty quick in a real game....

I would say that not being able to physically read people is nigh on irrelevant. At the mid/higher stakes, when people know the basics and play generally solid poker for the most part, you get reads off their betsizing, tendencies and timing tells. For example, betting half the pot means they are weak, whereas a bigger means strength. Or that they reraise big with a flush draw.

For the most part (and this is probably due to the fact that on the whole I have played with my opponents a lot and had 100s or 1000s of hands against them) I find it much easier to determine the strength of someones hand online.

Plus, we are not all Derren Brown, it is rare that we are actually going to give off tells that others are able to pick up and then be able to exploit.

What I will say is that, on the whole, live play is a lot easier to beat than the comparative stakes online (talking cash games here). So if you can beat the online games at any stake level really, then get on down to a casino!

I would be surprised if any here could pick up a physical tell and then correctly base your play on repeatedly.

[GotSpin]

I play on Bet 365.

Won some money on a free roll and now currently building my empire.

[andmark]

Yesterday I gave tells I've ever given away...................Oh well