After spending hundreds of hours in both online casinos and live casinos, there are several differences between the 2 despite playing the same game. Here are several of the nuances I have noticed.

Online players are much stronger stake for stake

Normally the normal live game you can find in a casino is $1/$2 ($200NL). This is where all the beginners start. Online, the smallest games can be as small as $0.01/$0.02 ($2NL) where there is not much cash to be made. That means beginners in live casinos are playing for way bigger stakes than online. Online Players playing $200NL are typically very strong.

Live low-stakes players generally do not have a clue

Can’t tell you how often times I have been talking to live players speak about how online players don’t determine what they’re doing. They’ll say things like “you can’t read his face” or “online players do not know-how to bluff and keep a straight face” – stupidness, really. Many live players do not understand the concept of frequencies and betting patterns, which in fact are far more informative than “his lip twitched when he reached for his chips” or whatever

Raising 3x the bb preflop doesn’t do anything

Many live players do not consider big blinds, they only consider chips. What I mean written by Efe that is if for example, at a $1/$2 game, somebody raises $6, many players will think “oh that’s just 1 red chip” instead of thinking about 3 big blinds. If you’re going to come in for a raise in a live game, you are going to probably want to raise between 6-8bb, at least in the $200NL live game.

Very little 3betting in live games

Most players in a live setting are way more content to just call a raise as oppose to 3bet, even with big hands like AQ and AK – and it’s certainly not for balance. Routinely, in case you are 3bet in a live game, the player is going to have QQ+ (weak players)

Live players think pocket pairs will be the nuts.

In a live game, players have a very hard time folding pocket pairs preflop for some reason. I’ve 3bet with hands like AQ+ and can not tell you how many times I’ve been called by 22-77. Numerous dead money in this particular spot.