Difference between Traditional Poker Game and Online Poker Game
by Mike Dean
Poker is a game of skill, risk-taking, chance and luck. A player must be attentive, must know his opponents well and must take decisions quickly with confidence in order to win.
There are certain differences between playing traditional poker game in Casinos and playing it online over the internet. As in traditional poker game, players sits across each other thus they can observe each other’s reactions and body language whereas in an online poker game, this is not possible. In online poker game, players have to depend highly on betting models, swiftness in playing, usage of check boxes; opponents fold and flop percentages, chat box, anticipating for the blind game and other behavior patterns that are not physical in nature. In traditional casino rooms, certain time is taken to complete each hand. As the dealer has to collect the cards, shuffle it and deal them after every hand is completed. Due to this delays and other delays that are common in the traditional casinos, on an average, twenty five to thirty hands can be played in an hour. Compared to the traditional play, online casinos have no such delays as the shuffling and dealing is rapid. Also, there are no delays in counting chips and with the help of auto-action buttons; a player can choose his action before his turn. Due to these advantages and the time saved due to the swiftness in play; in online poker table on average eighty five to ninety hands can be played in an hour.