What is going on?

[knowledge]

are you related to eejit i thought he was the only one that won those things

[klinkman]

In reality online is far far tougher than live games. After the UIGEA was passed, a lot of poker sites closed their doors and a lot of casual poker players moved on to "legal" things, many back to home games/casinos. These players were usually the "fish" in games. Because of this, online games are far far harder to beat than live fields. Combine that with the fact that people play reckless in freerolls but play tight in real live games and you have a recipe for what you've been experiencing.

[Lilred36]

I agree with Klink, its alot harder now.However playing online is great practicehigher limits online I think will pit you against even better players.The thing about the smaller buy ins are some guys play multiple tourneys and really are not scared at all to try to double or triple earlier then snug up.I say work your way up its alot time but the experience will be priceless later on.

[ffcowboy76]

Here is my advice. Drop $50 to $100 into an account on what ever poker room you like. I would advise you to use FTP because they have the largest selection of games. I would play something around a $3.30 KO. You can also try a $5.50 MTT. Full Tilt offers those types of tournaments all the time. I play extremely tight in most tournaments I play in. I've found that I cash alot, but not always the final table. Remember that as your bankroll builds you can play a higher buy in game and experience more profit.

On the difficulty of online vs live it a whole lot harder online than live. People will make plays online they wouldn't make live because they don't have to face the player when they suckout. It's easy to ignore a player(s) online and don't have to listen the the whole table give you crap for the massive suck out you just made. That and the number of different players you can encounter online makes the game harder. They usually say that online levels are 3x as hard as their live version.