You have more time to think (Internet play is usually much faster).For many there is the visceral excitement of handling the cards, the chips, in the feel of the felt.Live poker is FAR more social, be it in a home game, a card room, or a casino.Of course, there are some upsides to playing live, too: The computer dealers in online play are, more or less, infallible.Math is often disproportionately important in online play compared to live play, for those so inclined.
#POKER COPILOT LIVE MAC FOR MAC#
You can use heads-up-display software to track your own play and the play of your competitors (look for a review of the wonderful Poker Copilot for Mac soon).You can play multiple tables at one time, and change tables whenever you want.You can play many, many more hands than you can live, which is one reason so many Internet kids have become successful in live tournaments - they have more experience because they’ve played so many more hands in a shorter period of time.You can play whenever you want, in whatever state of dress you can manage.
Up until now, there have been a few specific advantages of playing poker on your computer.
Let’s start with some background, though, as I do obsess about context. Rush Poker is, in many ways, a huge leap forward in adopting the game to the computer, and in some ways it’s the first truly significant change. It’s been several years since I’ve written about playing poker on your Mac, but a new feature at FullTilt called Rush Poker has me excited enough to do so today.