What Poker Game Should You Play?

If a friend of yours approaches you and asks that he wants to learn a poker game but he was not sure which game he should dedicate his time to, what do you say? People are often under the impression that one game is more profitable than another, or that one particular poker variant is easier to learn than one of the others.

The thing is that you cannot simply say that one poker variant is easier than the other or it is possible to make more money from one when compared to the other because, like most subjects in poker, the answer depends upon the person playing the game. Do you remember when you were at school and some children were excellent at Mathematics but rubbish at, say, English, or they were great at Geography but appalling at Biology? This is because people are wired differently and poker is exactly the same. One player may find a particular poker game easy, while the other will never win at this format and vice versa. The key is finding a game to suit your mentality, because some are more reliant upon mathematics, while others, although governed by mathematics, have more creativity and flair about them.

Choosing a poker game online

One of the most appealing factors of the internet is the fact that you can play almost any poker game online. Whether it happens to be Texas Hold'em, pot limit Omaha, or five card draw, you will be sure to find your favourite poker game online. When you are choosing your poker variant, you should be aware that poker games online have slight differences when compared to playing the game in a casino or card room.

The main difference between a live game and a poker game online is the quality of the player. While online poker has many weak players, as a rule they are usually better than their live counterparts. This is partly down to the fact that online poker is played at a faster pace and you can play dozens of tables at once, so those who play poker games online are almost always more experienced than their live counterparts, and experience counts for everything in poker.

As a result of that last point, you should also be aware that a no limit Hold'em poker game online that has blinds of $1/$2 will be the equivalent of at least a $5/10 game live, possibly even $10/$20 in some casinos, so do not think because you can beat $2/$5 at your local casino that you will be able to jump into the same sized stakes online and win at the same rate, because it is very unlikely indeed.