{"id":779475,"date":"2021-07-19T10:58:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T08:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/how-does-playing-poker-online-and-live-differ-emotionally"},"modified":"2025-04-28T22:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T20:50:31","slug":"how-does-playing-poker-online-and-live-differ-emotionally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/how-emotionally-different-is-a-poker-game-online-and-alive","title":{"rendered":"How does playing poker online and live differ emotionally?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kaip-emociskai-skiriasi-pokerio-zaidimas-online-ir-gyvai.png\" alt=\"How does the emotional experience differ between online and live poker?\" class=\"wp-image-766797\" title=\"How does the emotional experience differ between online and live poker?\" 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/how-emotionally-different-is-a-poker-game-online-and-alive\/#Advantage_%E2%80%93_Better_Success_Playing_Remotely\" >Advantage \u2013 Better Success Playing Remotely<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/how-emotionally-different-is-a-poker-game-online-and-alive\/#Time_Perception_Disappears_in_Both_Cases\" >Time Perception Disappears in Both Cases<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/how-emotionally-different-is-a-poker-game-online-and-alive\/#One_Type_of_Player_Has_a_Distinct_Advantage\" >One Type of Player Has a Distinct Advantage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/how-emotionally-different-is-a-poker-game-online-and-alive\/#Players_Are_More_Inclined_to_Take_Risks_in_Online_Games\" >Players Are More Inclined to Take Risks in Online Games<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/how-emotionally-different-is-a-poker-game-online-and-alive\/#People_Playing_Virtually_Try_to_Win_as_Early_as_Possible\" >People Playing Virtually Try to Win as Early as Possible<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/how-emotionally-different-is-a-poker-game-online-and-alive\/#More_Failures_But_Easier_to_Accept\" >More Failures, But Easier to Accept<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/how-emotionally-different-is-a-poker-game-online-and-alive\/#Best_Poker_Rooms-2\" >Best Poker Rooms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Poker_Rooms\"><\/span>Best Poker Rooms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div class='widget-card placeholder--card'\n     data-source-gql='https:\/\/scg-new-live.stellate.sh\/'\n     data-source-widgetjs='https:\/\/widget.affprojects.com\/widget.js'\n     data-shortcode='widget-card'\n     data-shortcode-text='[poker-rooms]'\n     data-props='{\n\"show_more_button\":true,\n\"show_more_button_text\":\"Show More Bookmakers\",\n\"show_more_text\":false,\n\"show_less_text\":false,\n\"vpn_notification\":false,\n\"show_more_items_amount\":null,\n\"scrollable\":\"always\",\n\"violet_bonus_text\":true,\n\"ab_testing_show_more_button_rework\":true\n}'\n     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Being in a real casino, people feel completely different than when playing at a computer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what exactly are the differences, and what is important to know about playing poker remotely and in a real casino or poker room environment?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Players\"><\/span>Other Players<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first difference you will often notice is the players you play with and against. In an online poker room, you may encounter players from other countries or even continents, while in a real casino or poker room, they will be your fellow townspeople or compatriots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, playing in a real environment makes it easier to read your opponents' actions and behavior. You are not only familiar with local cultural nuances but also understand the language and can see more with your own eyes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When players only see each other's avatars and icons on the screen, it's impossible to see body language, so you can only rely on <a href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/pagalbines-pokerio-programos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">computer calculations<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/kada-zaidziant-pokeri-geriau-improvizuoti-o-kada-pasikliauti-statistika\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">your own intuition.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/online-vs-live-poker-players-1_0.jpg\" alt=\"online vs live poker\" class=\"wp-image-766794\" style=\"width:453px;height:auto\" title=\"online vs live poker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/online-vs-live-poker-players-1_0.jpg 750w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/online-vs-live-poker-players-1_0-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/online-vs-live-poker-players-1_0-240px-120px.jpg 240w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/online-vs-live-poker-players-1_0-700px-350px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, playing in a real environment makes it convenient to communicate with other players and use communication as a tool to gain an advantage or find new like-minded friends. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although online communities are huge (e.g., hundreds of thousands of users play on Pokerstars), the feeling is still not the same. For example, in several studies by scientists examining the difference between correspondence and real communication on the human body, it was found that real conversation releases hormones that strengthen trust in people and reduce stress. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During correspondence, if any oxytocin (the love and attachment hormone) is released, it is very little, making it harder to form connections and communicate in a virtual poker room. You will feel more alone there.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advantage_%E2%80%93_Better_Success_Playing_Remotely\"><\/span>Advantage \u2013 Better Success Playing Remotely<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we compare the achievements of various people at the poker table and playing remotely, most of the best results are achieved not by playing in reality but by being at the computer. Why is that? The reason is often considered to be the home or other comfortable environment where the player can relax and think of nothing else. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being surrounded by other people and constantly communicating makes it difficult to maintain good concentration on the game, leading to incorrect calculations, uncalculated risks, and overestimated bluffs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Players can choose the most convenient time of day for gambling, so they sit at the computer rested and ready to play. A poker tournament takes place at a scheduled time, so it's not always possible to be in the best shape or mood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some like to play lying in bed, while others use their lunch break at work. However, to play in a real poker room or casino, you will need to spend a lot of time just getting there, not to mention exchanging chips, possibly waiting in line for a seat to become available. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, while poker in real conditions may bring more human joy, playing virtually allows you to use various auxiliary tools and enjoy the results.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_Perception_Disappears_in_Both_Cases\"><\/span>Time Perception Disappears in Both Cases<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time Perception in Casino Homes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You probably know that you will never find clocks in a casino. Moreover, there are few windows, and there is always the same artificial lighting. Therefore, upon entering a casino, it is very easy to lose track of time, especially when participating in gambling games, where you may not notice how 1, 2, 3, or more hours pass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Psychologists and scientists sometimes even nickname this phenomenon the &#8220;casino time effect,&#8221; but the reality is that gambling is a very engaging activity. It's almost impossible to play them casually, which is why there are so many emotions, reactions, and joy and sadness at the poker table or when playing other gambling games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, time perception disappears just as much when a person is engaged in something interesting, fun, or important to them. Time also passes quickly when participating in an event that interests you or being in a place you don't want to leave. The reason is simple \u2013 gambling is engaging because it strongly stimulates the most sensitive areas of the brain. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost every gambler feels that they are about to win, so the impulses are strong, and the reactions are sensitive. A typical <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">poker hand<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when played virtually,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lasts from 1 to 6-7 minutes. Playing in reality \u2013 it lasts about 1.5-2 times longer. And do you really get tired after playing 15 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hands<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Probably not, but by then more than 90 minutes of your time will have passed, which seems to have evaporated.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/laiko-nuovoka-casino-namuose.jpg\" alt=\"Time perception in casino homes\" class=\"wp-image-766801\" title=\"Time perception in casino homes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/laiko-nuovoka-casino-namuose.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/laiko-nuovoka-casino-namuose-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/laiko-nuovoka-casino-namuose-768px-432px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/laiko-nuovoka-casino-namuose-320px-180px.jpg 320w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/laiko-nuovoka-casino-namuose-120px-68px.jpg 120w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/laiko-nuovoka-casino-namuose-336px-188px.jpg 336w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/laiko-nuovoka-casino-namuose-213px-120px.jpg 213w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/laiko-nuovoka-casino-namuose-700px-394px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time Perception Playing at Home<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That's why there are no clocks in casinos, as players would spend much less time there. And poker and other games are played in casinos, which only further engage the players. However, at the computer, it seems everything is simpler. After all, on most screens, at the bottom right corner, there is a clock showing the time, so it seems that playing virtually, time perception will not disappear, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, in a study by the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Association_for_UK_Interactive_Entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ELSPA<\/a> association in the United Kingdom, it was found that 99% of people playing on computers (this can include poker) lose track of time. A third of them lose it constantly, while the rest \u2013 rarely or often. So, if you don't want your poker session to last indefinitely, set an alarm to remind you that it's time to take a break.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"One_Type_of_Player_Has_a_Distinct_Advantage\"><\/span>One Type of Player Has a Distinct Advantage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to psychologists and poker researchers, players who perform well in live games almost always show excellent results when playing <a href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/pokerio-kambariai-internete\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poker <\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/pokerio-kambariai-internete\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, those players who are very good at online games have relatively low chances of playing well in live games. Experts say there are several reasons for this<\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playing remotely, people feel more comfortable, while sitting around others they start to feel stress and get distracted<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playing remotely, players can use poker programs that increase the chance of winning and reduce the risk of making mistakes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playing remotely, they can take more risks because other players simply don't have time to understand their playing style<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, it's interesting to know that a person who plays poker live is likely to be a good online poker player, but an online poker guru may not necessarily show the same skills at a real table.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Players_Are_More_Inclined_to_Take_Risks_in_Online_Games\"><\/span>Players Are More Inclined to Take Risks in Online Games<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another interesting phenomenon is that spending 50 euros in cash will feel <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more painful<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than spending 50 euros from a bank card. This is a major reason why banks and other institutions encourage people to use bank cards and gradually move away from cash. It's not only more convenient and simpler, but it also encourages consumption. A similar psychological phenomenon is observed in poker. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playing virtually, a player can more boldly place a larger bet or take a risk with an adventurous bet because virtual numbers do not fully associate with money for them. If they saw a pile of real cash, everything might be different, and there wouldn't be as much risk. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That's why in real games, players with chips tolerate less risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Internetiniuose-zaidimuose-zaidejai-labiau-linke-rizikuoti.jpg\" alt=\"Players Are More Inclined to Take Risks in Online Games\" class=\"wp-image-766802\" title=\"Players Are More Inclined to Take Risks in Online Games\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Internetiniuose-zaidimuose-zaidejai-labiau-linke-rizikuoti.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Internetiniuose-zaidimuose-zaidejai-labiau-linke-rizikuoti-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Internetiniuose-zaidimuose-zaidejai-labiau-linke-rizikuoti-768px-422px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Internetiniuose-zaidimuose-zaidejai-labiau-linke-rizikuoti-218px-120px.jpg 218w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Internetiniuose-zaidimuose-zaidejai-labiau-linke-rizikuoti-700px-385px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, the perception of money value can differ by up to 50%, or sometimes even more. Therefore, losing 10\u20ac in a real game feels the same as losing 15\u20ac online and vice versa.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"People_Playing_Virtually_Try_to_Win_as_Early_as_Possible\"><\/span><b>People Playing Virtually Try to Win as Early as Possible<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The difference between poker enthusiasts and veterans or wolves is patience. Inexperienced or new players have little of it, so they try to scare all opponents even in the preflop stage. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It's not uncommon to see a situation online where a player doubles or even triples the BB (Big blind) bet at the very beginning of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hand<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, in poker tournaments or where professionals play live, such things are exceptionally rare.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Virtualiai-zaidziantys-zmones.jpg\" alt=\"People Playing Virtually\" class=\"wp-image-766804\" title=\"People Playing Virtually\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Virtualiai-zaidziantys-zmones.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Virtualiai-zaidziantys-zmones-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Virtualiai-zaidziantys-zmones-768px-510px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Virtualiai-zaidziantys-zmones-181px-120px.jpg 181w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Virtualiai-zaidziantys-zmones-700px-466px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, paradoxically, in live games, we will hear <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">call <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and matching bets much more often. But the consequence of this is that right after the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">preflop<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we have a heads-up situation where players can no longer influence anything, and everything is determined by sheer luck. The main difference between <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and live game players is their behavior in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">preflop <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">postflop <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">situations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live game participants are much more patient and do not make hasty decisions with moderately strong or quite weak cards. Meanwhile, online gamblers do not shy away from taking risks and going all the way, even if they have a combination with quite low chances of winning. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although each game session can be different, the trends are similar, and stereotypes do not arise from nothing. We can associate such behavior with our already mentioned <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">devaluation of money<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Playing online, players do not take losses as hard, so they tolerate greater risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summing it all up, we can say that when playing online, whether you want it or not, you will probably feel a greater desire to take risks and raise bets when the risk is very high.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_Failures_But_Easier_to_Accept\"><\/span>More Failures, But Easier to Accept<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the last nuance we would like to highlight, talking about the emotional and psychological differences between playing in a real environment and live, is that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">poker players more often notice &#8220;black&#8221; or unsuccessful streaks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although card dealing algorithms are completely random and in both cases the cards are well shuffled (literally or figuratively), experiences show that playing lower limit games, poker players do not feel that fortune is smiling upon them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This also contributes to the fact that players feel fatigue and despair, which leads them to adventures and risky bets. And since the stakes are small, even with a fairly good starting hand, you cannot be sure that players with poor cards will fold. They simply don't mind taking risks, and because of that, later <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they succeed <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and reveal cards that cause a loss at the last moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the pace of the game contributes to this. As we mentioned, everything happens slower in real games. There is still the possibility to play in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">multi-table <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">format, where you participate in several games at once.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, we add that when playing live and losing 33% of your initial money, a very large portion of players would consider withdrawing and would not want to continue playing (at least for a while). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, people playing virtual poker, after losing such an amount of money, usually do not stop playing but simply move to another table. So, they accept failures more easily and continue to believe that they will succeed soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Poker_Rooms-2\"><\/span>Best Poker Rooms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div class='widget-card placeholder--card'\n     data-source-gql='https:\/\/scg-new-live.stellate.sh\/'\n     data-source-widgetjs='https:\/\/widget.affprojects.com\/widget.js'\n     data-shortcode='widget-card'\n     data-shortcode-text='[poker-rooms]'\n     data-props='{\n\"show_more_button\":true,\n\"show_more_button_text\":\"Show More Bookmakers\",\n\"show_more_text\":false,\n\"show_less_text\":false,\n\"vpn_notification\":false,\n\"show_more_items_amount\":null,\n\"scrollable\":\"always\",\n\"violet_bonus_text\":true,\n\"ab_testing_show_more_button_rework\":true\n}'\n     data-queries='{\n\"type\":\"TOP-Poker\",\n\"limit\":10,\n\"mobile_limit\":10,\n\"show_new\":1,\n\"button_text_type\":\"TOP\",\n\"language\":\"en\",\n\"project\":\"PM\",\n\"page\":1\n}'\n     ><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best Poker Rooms It&#8217;s no secret that remote gambling and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5318,"featured_media":766797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1658],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-779475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poker-strategy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=779475"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1094594,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779475\/revisions\/1094594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=779475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=779475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=779475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}