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  1. AlbanianGal AlbanianGal is offline

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    Feb 22nd, 2005 (2/22/2005 5:54pm)

    I'm going to play my first live multi table tournament a $30 R&A and would like some feedback on the differences between the two.
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    Feb 22nd, 2005 (2/22/2005 5:59pm) in reply to AlbanianGal

    Hey Deanna, welcome to the boards. One major difference in live tourneys is you see a LOT fewer hands per hour, so particularly during the rebuy period, you might have to be slightly less picky about the gambles you take. It depends, of course, on how long the rebuy period is and what the blind structure is (see if the blinds double every time they go up), but if it's anything like the rebuy tourneys I play in Tunica every so often, the structure is FAST. That means you really gotta gamble a lot early or you will quickly (within an hour after rebuy) find yourself severely short stacked. Good luck!
     
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    Feb 22nd, 2005 (2/22/2005 6:02pm) in reply to AlbanianGal

    Wow, so many differences, yet so similar. Obviously the online tourney is going to move a lot faster. An R&A with 700 entries will be finished in 5 hours, while the B&M game will take all day. Online, you can block the chat, so if you don't want to have all the jibberjabber, you can avoid it and focus on the play. Whenever I play in a casino tournament now, I completely ignore all the body language and acting that goes on. I believe that if a player becomes a very solid online player, it is very easy to make the transition to B&M games. However, I don't believe the reverse is true. If you are a good live player, online may not come so easily. Anyone want to agree or disagree?

    The same rules apply in both live and online games. Play the percentages, be patient, avoid calling huge raises unless you're loaded, and you'll generally be fine. Patience is the great divider between a good player and an average or poor one.
     
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    Feb 22nd, 2005 (2/22/2005 6:04pm) in reply to AlbanianGal

    deanna... your a stay at home mom????? you look like your a 21 year old hottie in your pic...gl in your first live tourney...:)
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    Feb 22nd, 2005 (2/22/2005 6:59pm) in reply to Jsup

    hey D, nice undercover name there....... you tricky girl.. gimme a call and I'll help you with the differences along with the ones you receive on this site. YOU SO TRICKY!! :-) You can fool most, but you know you can't fool me.
     
  6. AlbanianGal AlbanianGal is offline

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    Feb 22nd, 2005 (2/22/2005 7:17pm) in reply to NSXT2

    Thanks for all the tips guys! Todd my name in albanian is pronounced Deanna so no trick just spelled differently and thanks for the compliment jsup :)
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