Q&A #10: Switching from Online to Live No Limit
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theman236 asks,
Many players will be entering casinos and playing 1-2 NL or 2-5 NL live for the first time. What is your advice for internet players adjusting to how to beat the game live? How weak are the games likely to be compared to the internet? What adjustments should be made for 150BB stacks or greater? Do you advise buying in for the full amount? Should a time rake be a factor in strategy?
Wow, that’s quite a broad question. Unfortunately, it’s not fair to talk about “internet” versus “live.” In both venues, you can see some extremely varied play. But I’ll do my best to help you out.
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To keep from wasting time in the future, you should be “buddy listing” the really bad players who are giving away money as part of your routine. Next time you log in, do a search for players on your buddy list and get in line for those games. You will need to keep finding more “buddies” however, as they don’t last long
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a note about a paticular bad play they made. This will help jog your memory next time you play them, and will allow you to focus on
exploiting the weakness they have already shown. Something like “put all his money in with one pair on the flop.”
Andrew
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