1 overlooked factor is burn cards

Carefully read "Every Hand Revealed" by Gus Hansen and then watch Gus play online on youtube.com. Gus is the world's greatest
live mega-tourney pro and he loses millions online. Go figure ...

Big multi-day live tourneys are like sailing across the Pacific ocean.
Online tourneys, even the big ones, are like watching sailing videos
youtube. Basically, online poker and live poker are two different games that share the same rules. Gus Hansen is a certified genius so live tourneys are best for him. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to win an online tourney, but skill is still important too online. Practice makes perfect!

HOW DO BURN CARDS FACTOR IN CINCINATTI?

One weakness on-line tourney players have when playing live, is worrying about what people will think of them when they make an "odd" play. Thus they tend to be overconservative, or in the alternative they don't check out people and are overly aggressive.

Betting patterns are the only clue on-line. Live, betting patterns and body language are the clues.

On-line players don't get body language practice.

When playing online or live you should always be aware of what kind of image you have and let people play into it. Sometimes people just play there cards (some well ,some not). Bluffing can be more difficult online because people can't see you bluffing face. If you play live (free) poker it can be just like playing online, people tent to call you with nothing and hope to draw out.

When playing online or live you should always be aware of what kind of image you have and let people play into it. Sometimes people just play there cards (some well ,some not). Bluffing can be more difficult online because people can't see you bluffing face. If you play live (free) poker it can be just like playing online, people tent to call you with nothing and hope to draw out.

The biggest difference I have found is the amount of hands per hour. If you have patience live is not bad at all. If you are used to seeing 75 hands an hour on each table, playing 4-5 tables at a time you might go insane looking for action at a live tournament.

The biggest difference I have found is the amount of hands per hour. If you have patience live is not bad at all. If you are used to seeing 75 hands an hour on each table, playing 4-5 tables at a time you might go insane looking for action at a live tournament.

I have seen the burn cards factor in as such; If the dealer exposes a card as he is dealing that card is shown to everyone and becomes the burn card. and card that would have been the burn card beacomes that players second down card. This just grants you more information about the cards that are not avail to make your hand.

Another form of this, not involving a burn card, is if a dealer exposes a flop, turn or river before action allows, they re-shuffle that card(s) into the deck then when action dictates they re-expose new cards. Again more information about what can and can not be made. also rare.