Live poker or online poker?

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What do you prefer, live poker or online? I'm curious, let me know.
 
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I actually enjoy both, but I lean more toward online since I can play more volume and different formats. Live is fun for the social aspect though.
 
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I play only online poker. In my country Poker is illegal so thereis no events where I woud be able to play Poker live.
 
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I have never played live poker. Dont have the budget to go to a public casino, and would hardly be fair to play with friends, when I have so much more experience than them after playing online for years. But could be fun to try it even once :)
 
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I only play online poker. I enjoy being in the comfort of my own environment at home. When playing live, I can’t really relax – I tend to feel more tense and self-conscious.
 
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I play more online poker, but i like also live poker, in 2025 is the year i play more live poker then last 10 years combined!
 
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I choose online because when I get bad beat, I can be angry without limits.
 
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I have never played live poker. Dont have the budget to go to a public casino, and would hardly be fair to play with friends, when I have so much more experience than them after playing online for years. But could be fun to try it even once :)
Dude live poker is so easy, with your skill level, you can beat the game in your sleep. And you don't need that much. You can buy in for 300 at a 1-3 game. I kinda think you should try. You won't crush the game because you're not trained in all the exploits live, so you won't have a huge winrate, but you'll definitely beat it.

Unless 300 is a lot of money for you. In that case it is really difficult because playing shorter stacked is not profitable with most rake systems (the high % low cap ones). There usually isn't such a thing as really low stakes live.
 
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For me it's almost trivial; I live in germany where online poker is 🤮 and live is 🤑, so live all day.
 
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Online for volume and speed, live for the atmosphere - but I lean online.
 
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