Re: What am I doing wrong?
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then going to the cash games and going into the highest games I can afford until...
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This is terrible bankroll management and the root cause of going busto with your online roll. There was no need to do this. Play at a level where you are adequately bankrolled - always.
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I feel like cash games is where I always lose money, and I can play solid poker for a few hours before I get bored.
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In most live games, especially at 1/2, loose = lose. Stay tight. Watch your position. Play good hands fast. Bluff the better players, especially those who are weak-tight, but don't bluff the "bad" players or the calling stations (which will be most players). Don't play dominated aces in EP for a raise, or in a raised pot OOP. Etc.
Tournaments with rapid blind increases and/or short starting stacks, especially sit-n-gos, reward loose aggressive play as the blinds increase rapidly. That's probably why you've done so well there. Guys who are too tight tend to get blinded out waiting for a big hand.
My guess is that you think you are "tight" in cash games, but you're really a mediocre LAG by cash game standards.
As for playing live sit-n-go's for a living, I remember reading somewhere that the rake that casinos take makes it very hard to make money at those live games. I'm not sure if that's true. You might do better in daily low-buyin tournaments that have a decent return on investment when you make it into the money.
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