difficulty transitioning from online to live

[TheBigFinn]

Can't be a pro at $1/$3, rake to high

Thanks. This was helpful. I think I'm going to continue grinding 1/3 for at least another week or two, before I try 2/5 again. I had two massive coolers yesterday at 1/3, but somehow I was still able to leave the session up a couple hundred. While I am comfortably bankrolled for 2/5, it still is also a big adjustment playing a game more than 5x as big as my regular online game, so it also hurts more when you lose. 6-7 buyin downswing at 100nl online may not happen all that often, but when it does it doesn't really bother me since I am infinitely bankrolled for that game. In 2/5 it actually does start to make a significant dent in my bankroll. Since 1/3 seems softer than 2/5, and because I can handle the swings better, I think I'll stick to it for a while more.

One can be a $1/$3 winning enthusiast, but not a pro. The live rake is too high and one has higher expense and time sucks. One has to dress for the public, and physically get to the casino. If the games suck, one often plays any way. On-line one rolls out of bed and checks what's there. Takes 15 minutes instead of 2 hours.

Consistently winning minimum wage $15/hour is hard when the 6 handed table has another pro there as well as a winning enthusiast or 2. It's even harder when variance kicks one's butt. Worse the skills needed for $2/$5 are not the same as $1/$3.