In today's ever-changing society, in particular with technological advances, it is easy to see why so many of us are becoming more and more introverted. What ever happened to playing board games with family and friends around the kitchen table on Sunday nights? How about playing video games side-by-side with friends, instead of competing against them online? There are so many instances were non-social interaction is becoming the "norm". However, there are so many benefits of having that "human touch" while playing any type of game, for example cards. Let's take a look at the advantages of playing Texas Hold'em poker at a real table instead of a virtual one.

As briefly mentioned above, having that social interaction with other individuals in a card game setting, as with Texas Hold'em poker, is quite remarkable. First, the possibility of making a connection and or friendships with other players at the table could happen more easily in person than online. Also, that gathering around the table feeling brings a stronger sense of the reality of the game, which brings in the factor of reading a player's body language. The majority of playing Texas Hold'em poker lies within interpreting the signs of the other players. From facial expressions, various ticks and tells, all of which suggest various feelings and or emotions the other players are experiencing. From one hand to the next, if a player actually can see the other player, they could possibly read what type of hand a he or she could be holding.

Next, instead of just clicking your mouse around on your computer screen in a virtual game room, having those poker cards actually in your hand, stacking the chips in piles, gives a player a sense of presence in the game, again making the poker hand more of a reality for the player. There is also an important benefit of this actual presence of cards and chips, most players feel a sort of pressure whether or not to play a hand and more of a pressure to bet on it. At an actual table, you are visibly seeing to whom the chips are going. A player may tend to be more cautious whether or not to bet a certain amount due to the players involved in the game.

Overall the quality of the game and the entertainment it provides to the players is escalated, when Texan Hold'em poker is played offline. Let's all slow down our place of life and get back to those good old days of making the other player sweat it out and actually seeing that player's sweat run down their face!