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Obviously no one in their right business mind would welcome more competition than they already have. Naturally this goes for the high stakes world of gambling too, poker included.
One would imagine that poker played online and its traditional version enjoyed in traditional casinos would be at complete odds (pardon the pun), considering the current lack of harmony among online casino operators and their well-grounded land-based predecessors. But luckily, or perhaps skillfully (though more likely due to mutual economic interests), the two forces of fun now find themselves clearly courting each other’s patrons without the typical animosity amid competitors. Funny how love fills the air when there are colossal profits to be reaped. Folks, we’re talking multi-billions here.
Opposites Attract
Naturally there are loads of differences between conventional poker and its cyber-based counterpart, most obvious is the fact that players are not actually sitting and competing at the same table when competing online. This would certainly appear to eliminate what is probably the most fascinating aspect of poker; bluffing. But don’t fold just yet. Sure, when competing over the Internet, players cannot read their opponents’ facial expressions or body language in attempts to assess their reactions as hands are being played. But that is not to say there are not other ways to read your opponents.
Expert online poker players are extremely skilled at cluing into non-visual behavioral patterns like wagering habits, or the time required for one player to react to another’s moves.
High Speed Meets High Demand
The playing speed and rate of how many games are played within a given time period also differ considerably when comparing online poker rooms with brick and mortar ones. For example, a dealer located in a land-based poker venue must deal the players their cards, collect them, plus reshuffle them before dealing each subsequent hand. With Internet poker, the dealing and shuffling are totally automatic and immediate.
Online Wins Hands Down
The typical hand rate at a real poker table is said to be around 30 hands per hour. Internet-based poker, on the other hand, may average between 50 and 80 hands per hour. This accelerated playing speed has become a highly attractive benefit appealing particularly to the more seasoned poker players.
In addition to the faster action, online poker enthusiasts may also augment their overall winnings (or overall losses) by participating in more than one virtual game at a time. Obviously this is an unlikely scenario at conventional casinos. But on the web, it is not only acceptable at most poker sites, it’s a regular practice.
Depending on a poker site’s design, players can potentially join the action at as many as ten tables at once. Playing 10 simultaneous hands is, of course, a losing proposition but nonetheless entirely possible. Players simply click from one window – or poker hand – on their computer monitor to another. It’s that easy.
In the Comfort of Your Home
But probably the greatest result to emanate from this ‘match made in gaming heaven’ is that poker players who were already journeying off to far away poker rooms now need merely mosey into their living room, or whatever room their computer is in.
Also, those people who have always toyed with the idea of taking up poker, but perhaps never had an opportunity to learn how to play the game – or were too intimidated to seat themselves at a real casino poker table – can now learn practically everything there is to know about poker-playing by visiting any of the hundreds of poker sites.
Of the estimated more than 300 poker websites, it is a safe bet to assume each provides some form of poker instruction. Some sites actually offer a “poker school” designed for novice poker players. But perhaps most valuable are the free play online poker games available for players who are not yet at ease with playing for real cash. This “free play” feature is proving to be a very powerful tactic for online poker companies attempting to attract new “real cash” players. Once they have become comfortable playing poker over the Net, these players are also more prone to visiting brick and mortar casinos and conventional poker rooms.
Online and off, poker’s present day surge in popularity is proving to be a fine romance indeed!
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