Just got back from Edinburgh where I took part in a £10 PL rebuy tourney with an entry field of about 40. I stuck to my game plan (max two rebuys, maybe one top-up) and made it to the final table. Much to my surprise, I was econd in chips going in to the table and, after a lot of play, made second place, netting me £270.

Now, this is the second time I have played a live game in a card room/casino and the second time I have placed in the money beating far more experienced players in the process. The last time was in London at the Gutshot where I beat a pro and managed to put Biondino into second place to turn my £20 buyin into £100. This time I turned £30 into £270, meaning that I have turned £50 into £370 in two games.

On-line is another matter. PT has been keeping my records since the end of last year and I have been steadily losing money since then, albeit at a slower rate now with the occaisional foray into wins. Hell, $25NL was bad for me and after a spate of knocks I dropped down to $10NL where I am _still_ losing money. I get more exposure to on-line games, I play more, I make the odd mistake, but I cannot honestly think of a time in either of my two live games where I made a mistake. What the hell is going on? Why am I so bad at internet play when I seem to be able to cope against live players without a problem? Has anyone else had the same problem and found a way to turn their internet form around to match their live play?

J