Why online poker is incredibly boring!
Other then the occasional tournament with fellow bloggers, I’m officially burnt out from playing poker. I’ve come to realize that it’s just a dull game. The only thing that makes it exciting is the gamble when money’s involved. And when you get used to the stakes you’re playing it gets boring boring again. This is why people move up to stakes they can’t afford - so they don’t die of boredom.
The main issue I have with poker is the learning curve. Once you know the basics in game play, theory, and psychology, there’s not much left other then tweaking those skills - a slow boring process.
Today many winning players are essentially bots. They run 10 tables with poker tracker stats overlaid on their tables and play like a computer. Programs that play poker for you are looked down upon, but that’s pretty much what these 10 tabling grinders are. Playing human poker bots is no fun!
If all of the sites closed down real money tables, how many of you would continue playing for fake money? Probably none. But if you take that analogy to a sport or game you’re into then the answers will probably be completely opposite. I know that I’d ride bmx with the same passion whether or not I was making money.
So what do you think? Is poker boring? And if not, what makes you keep coming back for more?
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Your title is right. ONLINE poker is boring. Live, there is a lot more to it. I still think that the stakes matter, but I still get excited at stakes that are affordable for me (i.e., I would be bored with a penny game, but I enjoy a $20 tournament or a lower stakes cash game). Online poker, though, is so impersonal. That’s probably why it can feel robotic.
Comment by Jordan from HighOnPoker — February 10, 2007 #
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