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I think sit & gos deserve more attention because I like the clear structure and having the same kinds of spots come up to study. I mean the 6-man and 9-man games, not jackpot SNGs (those are a different format). At $3 to $15, I’m not sure how the traffic is these days. Do they still fill quickly at those buy-ins? Is this format beatable long term without grinding 12 tables at once
Yeah I noticed it, and it feels like they only want the tiny action now, soon as you look halfway sharp the number gets cute or the max gets shaved. I wind up back on blackjack because at least when they beat me there it happens in the open, still irritates me bad
Yeah same, Sweet Bonanza eats blackjack money fast, no grudge just slots being slots
Static address for months, blackjack guys know that means nothing by itself
Blackjack isnt the issue, chasing is. Good on you for saying it out loud, that part matters sooo much already
BTC fee buried in an FAQ, yeah that part drives me nuts on blackjack sites too
If that was NetBet on mobile, yeah I’ve seen their live blackjack seat just go stupid on a split, interface is junk. I screwed up once and didn’t screenshot the hand right away, learned that much, support was dead weight and acted like the missing hand never existed
Sitting at a live poker table just feels way different than playing a dozen hands online at the same time. I keep noticing it when I jump from one to the other. At the casino you’ve got the dealers, chips, the physical tells, even just chatting between hands. My mind ends up playing slower and way more cautious, like I don’t want to embarrass myself with some wild bluff, while online I feel free to try stuff or play more hands since nobody knows me anyway There’s something weird too about seeing everyone in person and watching chips move, not numbers in a corner. In blackjack and live dealer games, the “realness” sometimes makes me second-guess the same decisions I’d autopilot online. Maybe it’s just the vibe, maybe it messes with your brain more than we think
It’s bugged me for a while that you can’t switch to a side view or table angle during live blackjack. You’re always locked into the “dealer facing” perspective. I don’t really buy the excuse that it’s just about production costs - maybe partially, but they already have multiple cameras running. Why not let us pick, like with sports replays? I think some players would feel more confident about the fairness if they could see the cards coming out from a side view, or just get a better look at the action. It’d add to the atmosphere too. What are the downsides I’m missing if any, or does it just come down to casinos wanting less transparency? I can’t decide if I’m being paranoid or if this is justified
So I’ve been grinding poker more lately and trying to actually keep a detailed log of my results, not just for the obvious money reasons but because I want to spot the leaks and see if the games I think I’m beating are actually profitable long term. I know there are a ton of tracker apps and spreadsheets out there, but half of them are annoying to use or have too many extra features I’ll never bother with. For blackjack I used to just jot stuff down in a notebook and that was enough, but with poker the swings are bigger and the session data feels way more important. What are people actually using? Something that’ll let me split live from online, maybe add some notes about the games or how I felt playing, and ideally just export everything if I want to run stats myself later. Not sure if anyone else got frustrated juggling notes and screenshots, but I feel like I’m losing more time to tracking than I should.