Playing live is very distinct from online in many ways. Apart from playing wherever you want and dress however you want and having to wear properly at a casino, you will notice the difference on holding the cards, chips and seating next to several other players face to face. The adrenaline rush is indescribable and the thrill of winning or losing a hand compared with not so many activities. But all this, can be disturbing and overwhelming if not taken the necessary knowledge with you. The following are some tips that will brief you in this amazing, fast phased, morphing world of live poker.
1. Know what and how much to play
First is first, money! You can play as much as you carry and willing to risk. Yes, poker is a risk, is no sure thing. Even professional players take big swings of money up and down. And in some cases those swings are worth millions! At this stage make, when you are beginning to play live don’t spend much. You might be the king at the online tables, and make thousands of dollars; but at the end of the day you will find out there are a lot more players that are way better than you are and have been playing for years. Since you are starting play save, go little by little, and look for tables with low stakes and with small players. As far as your money, remember to take at least 100 times the big blind, this will allow you to play a significant amount of hands.
2. Pay attention and be organized
If you play online you are most used to play several tables at a time, while watching TV and eating from your bowl full of chips. Live playing is very different and since action is very slow you might get bored. While at online poker you play 100 hands an hour, on live play you will only do so for 15 or 20 an hour, most of which you will not play. You have to be patient and pay attention to the game. If you want this to be profitable and fun as well. Look at the other players, how they grab their chips and cards, the facial expression they make when they are playing and when they are not. Look at their hands, how they are sitting, how often they look away or into the table. Pay attention to the dealers; follow the instructions given by them. Be organized, and stack your chips in a clean way. Put your high value chips in front, that will make your opponents know certainly how much chips you have as well as you and will decrease the chances of a mistake from an opponent trying to over bet you and you losing a big pot because of this.
3. Be polite
Poker is a social game, you are not playing from home anymore, follow the casino rules and keep your manners at the table. Dress properly and clean, believe or not this is something that happens in the real world. Don’t curse and most importantly don’t try to be bossy or bully at the tables. You will learn how to do this with class as you play more and more. Drinking and smoking might not be allowed at the tables so please make sure you as the dealer or the room manager before doing so. If you are allowed to eat at the tables or take a break to eat, clean your hand, there is nothing worst than receiving dirty or greasy cards. Part of poker etiquette at the open tables is tipping the dealer, tip them every time you win a big pot and don’t be cheap give them a couple low denomination chips and they will be happy.
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