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4 Sep 2006
If you switch from traditional poker to playing the game at an online casino, you’ll need to remember that there are certain things that constitute a serious change in your game psyche. One of the major differences between live poker and online casino poker is that it becomes incredibly hard to figure out your opponents. Because of the anonymity of the online casino world, most sites allow their players to hide behind cartoon-like (dare we say, garish) digital figures who move according to the level of the software used and the speed of the internet connection. Poker players cannot even to begin to try and ‘read’ their opponents based on these digital figures at the online casino.
As a result of this major difference at the online casino, players need to concentrate more on their hands and less on their opponents. They need to remember that if their hand is bad when playing online casino poker, they simply need to fold. In certain cases, there is no place for bluffing or the likes at the online casino.
Of course, if gamblers are playing at an online casino which offers a much more realistic approach such as 3D perspectives and live chat, then the importance of opponents increases. Players need to decide how important the ‘opponent element’ is to them before they choose an online casino to play poker at. |
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