Live poker is available across the country and no matter where you live there is likely a live poker room close to you. Now that online poker is also becoming more widely available, let’s weigh the pros and cons of playing at online poker sites and figure out what advantages you may get from playing online poker.
Play Anywhere: To play poker in a casino or a live poker room, you have to actually get there first, which can be both time-consuming and inconvenient at times. You can play online poker anywhere within the state, without even having to put your pants on.
More Action: Many live poker rooms only spread one live tournament per day or have only a handful of live poker tables running. Online poker gives you access to a whole range of different games and stakes that live poker rooms can hardly match.
Available Around the Clock: What’s even more important, you can play online poker anytime you want. You no longer have to spend the long nights at the casino, as poker is now available at all hours of the day.
Bonuses & Promos: Live poker operators do their best to reward their players, but the costs of running live poker are high, which makes it more difficult. Online poker sites, on the other hand, are happy to give away a big chunk of their rake back to the players in the form of various bonuses, promotions, and loyalty rewards.
Big Field MTTs: Big live tournaments only run in a handful of places, while such events can be found online very often and without much trouble. You can now play tournaments with hundreds of players, and you won’t even need to leave your house.
Less Rake: Another function of the lower cost of running games and more games running at the same time, online poker sites are able to offer games with lower take. This means you will be paying less to play in the same kinds of games offered in live poker rooms, which is a double win.
Get Help Faster: Online poker sites offer customer support during business hours and can resolve any issue you have for you very quickly. Live poker rooms don’t always have the staff on hand to help with all player requests and can’t resolve all player complaints and issues in the first place.