Your complete guide to transitioning from live to online poker. Practical tips, step-by-step instructions, and expert advice for online poker players.
## Moving from Live Poker to Online
Live poker players transitioning to online face a steeper learning curve than expected. The pace, technology, and competition level are all different.
## Speed Adjustment
Online deals 60-80 hands per hour per table versus 25-35 live. Multi-tabling multiplies this further. The faster pace requires quicker decisions and less time for physical reads.
## Technology Setup
Install poker room software, set up a HUD, configure your workspace. These tools are essential online but do not exist in live poker. Invest time learning the software before playing serious stakes.
## Competition Differences
Online players tend to be more technically sound, especially at equivalent stakes. A $1/$2 live game plays much softer than NL200 online. Start at lower stakes than you play live.
## Rakeback Advantage
Live poker has no rakeback. Online rakeback gives you a guaranteed income stream that does not exist at brick-and-mortar cardrooms. This alone can justify the transition for volume players.
## Starting Stakes
Most live $1/$2 players should start at NL25-NL50 online. The competition at these stakes is roughly equivalent. Build confidence and adjust to the pace before moving higher.
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