Online vs live game; which can be more competitive?

[magnus2022]

In my opinion, online can be more competitive than live games. Online poker plays seems to be more competitive because a lot of online players plays poker as their means of livelihood! They can equally be using bots to play against their opponents.
In your opinion, online and live game which is more competitive?

 

[Bawse]

Depends on the prizes/stakes. I'm very competitive naturally whether it be live or online. With that being said, I think live poker is more competitive. There's no micro stakes when you play live, and micro stakes poker creates a lot more crazy action, all ins.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

I think online poker may be more competitive because of the huge player pool and the question of bots, but live poker has its own intensity and unpredictability too. When playing live, there are often situations where you have to read people and adapt to their play, which can be difficult.

 

[texfast1]

Which one is real poker, and which one isn't?

 

[TopSilver]

Probably online is much more difficult in my personal opinion. The fact that the possibility of cheating is there too. Live games rarely would have a cheater but online games could lead to huge losses if your hand is getting cheated. Sometimes even when playing pokemon tcg online users cheat your hand. There's really nothing stopping someone except the fact that it's illegal.

 

[Cpvr]

Which one is real poker, and which one isn't?

I think they’re both real poker. Same formats, same tactics. One might have higher prize amounts though.

 

[Kross]

It is very common to get a matchup with an intermediate poker player when playing online. I have had some matchups on poker sites that were just walkovers for me. When it comes to live poker, you would see people that are taking the game very seriously. I have never really had walkovers in my many years of playing poker live.