What are the advantages of playing online poker? How is online poker better than live games?
• Lower rake and no tips – With virtually no overhead costs, online poker rooms have much lower rakes than real life poker rooms. Online poker room’s rakes are usually capped at 5% of the pot. Las Vegas and Atlantic City poker rooms can charge as high as 10-15%. • Tips for dealers and waitresses are another expense you have to pay when you play in live poker rooms. Generally you are expected to tip the dealers at least a dollar or two for each large pot you win. The lower cost of playing online definitely adds up in the long run, especially at the lower limit games. • More Hands per hour – Online poker rooms can deal out twice as many hands per hour as live poker rooms. Therefore, playing one hour of online poker is equivalent to playing two hours in a live game. The increased number of hands can double a good player’s winnings. In a live game, a good player can expect to win one big bet per hour. With twice as much action online, a good player can win twice as much in the same period
