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Originally Posted by Captain R
I'd say 2/4 online 6-max is about equal to 20/40 full ring norcal live. Don't know about full ring online 2/4... but realize that the common leaks in each game are different because the games play differently. So you just gotta figure out the leaks of your opponents and how to take advantage of them. Online leaks are different than live leaks.
Also disagree that 4/8 is same as 2/4 live. I grinded up every level live (2/4, 3/6, 6/12, 8/16, 20/40, 40/80) and found each level to have better players than the lower one without fail. I mean, it's not like 4/8 players are world beaters and 2/4 players suck, but there is a difference.
I agree mostly with this. There is a big difference in the types of leaks you see as you move up. Games like 2/4 - 4/8 have tons of players that do not truly understand the strength of their hand and definitely do not understand how to extract value properly. You will see much more donking and far less c/r'ing and overall general passivity. As you move up, your opponents aggression tends to ramp as well. Often though, that aggression is misguided.
The one thing I see in the 2/4 6m online games that I don't see in the 8/16 and 20/40 NoCal games is situational aggression. You don't often see a blind 3bet KJs/ATo/88, etc in the vs a LP open in the 20 game like you do in the 2/4 6m online game. You will also often see people open limping 77, KTs, etc in the HJ or even later in the live game which you don't see as often online.