I’ve been playing full ring 1-2 and 2-4 PLO for about a year now in a online mobile club and doing quite well. Tried playing live last few days and seem to be making mistakes I ordinarily wouldn’t. Like not betting when I’m suppose to and folding when I’m not. Can go further in detail but still in the card room, feeling lost.
If the problem is you already know what to do but you don't probably its because of psychological reason.
It could be because you are not used in an environment full of distractions and as a result you cant focus as well.
It could be because you fear loosing in live games more than in online games. If the buy in is the same maybe you fear the other players will think you are not a good player if you lose a pot. That's something that doesn't apply as much in online games because the games are impersonal.
It could be the slower pace of the live games effecting you.
Or it could be something else...
Ether way from what you say it doesn't look like the games are tougher or you have a strategy issue so only you can figure out why you don't perform as well as you can.
Assume you’re playing pppoker? That platform plays more like live than other ones but still some differences.
1. Hands more likely to be massively multi way live.
2. Harder to get folds post flop live.
There’s also psychological differences. Frankly, winning or losing live, at least for me, feels better or worse than winning or losing online. I could win 2k online and lose 1k live and feel badly about it. Losing when you’re face to face with your opponents just feels worse.
Also, consider sample size. Losing a few sessions live isn’t really that meaningful.