Thank you all for taking the time to reply.

Obviously I accept that the games I play in live, although a lot larger are also easier for the reasons stated. I guess my best course of action is to drop down to maybe 0.50/1 and beat that well before moving on. It’s a question of motivation I suppose, playing so far below what I play for live and for amounts that is not really that meaningful to me. The ends will justify the means I hope! I’ll of course watch your videos to compliment this ;-D

Thanks once again,

Nick

Nick,

I wanted to take my time giving you a thorough answer, but then Chris went and did a very good job explaining things. I’ll add just two comments:

1. Online poker isn’t just harder, it’s different. People play more aggressively, stacks are shallower, there are no live reads, etc. It’s not necessarily true that a guy beating $.5/$1 online could sit down and win in a 5/10 live game, though with a little practice I think he’d be a favorite.

2. The 10x rule breaks down after 5/10 live, mostly because the games are hard to find. A 10/25 live table will have more fish than a 1/2 online table, but it will usually have at least one if not more players who are better than just about anyone at 2/4 online. You might still beat the game, but you’ll have some far tougher decisions than you would in your online game.

10x harder for their stakes, I should say.

If you can beat $$.25/.50 No limit online for example, $2/$5 live should be no different for you.

Chris here from PokerSavvy.

I just want to point out that 2/4 online is a much tougher game than 5/10 live. In general, online games are normally about 10x harder than their live counterparts.

You are playing against people who, in general, (At 2/4+) are members of poker training sites, have played hundreds of thousands (yes, 100,000+) hands, have stat tracking programs, and are [in general] very solid players.

Players playing 5/10 live are often casual players who play poker maybe once a month, don’t have solid fundamentals, and have issues with tilt, giving off tells, etc.

So – just because the online stakes are smaller, doesn’t mean the games are easier. Quite the contrary.

Many players would rather play 8 tables of $2/$4 than 1 table of $5/$10. Your hourly rate is much higher 🙂

I hope you are well. Slightly off topic but I thought I’d mail you anyway! I actually just joined PokerSavvy last week to see how it would help my game. I play live cash up to 5/10 full ring and online around the 2/4 mark, also some tournament poker althoug its hard to get the time for this being a Dad! I am very much a winning live player, but a breakeven tournament player and breakeven online cash player other than around the $55 sng mark where i’m a big winner. Tell me, its awfully hard to get the time to watch all the Poker Savvy videos. If you were to recommend a series or two for both NL cash and tournaments where would you start?

How can I win so consistently live (at a much higher limit too) yet not transfer those results to online play? I am only 34, so not quite a poker dinosoar yet!! Live I undersstand exactly where I am in a hand pretty much all the time, online I can feel lost and often obligated to call down in bad spots, I can get trapped into playing too aggresively, I tend to just play 2 tables at a time, but I never feel like the best player at the table. Live I always feel like i’m one of the best at the table. Having this kind of confidence is a big thing I believe.

Anyway, still very much enjoying your blog and I look forward to some of your videos. Any help greatly appreciated!

Kind Regards.

Nick