[Max Raker]

In the high stakes games I think the biggest difference between online and live is the fact that online players have much better tools to analyze their games. If a live player starts loosing, how on earth do they fix it? Seems impossible to me. I have had extended periods of losing at 5 10 NL and 10 20 NL that I know I would not have been able to fix without HH's and poker tracker. I accept that these live players may be much better then me, but their games are also tougher.

Also I think we can be very sure about how good online players are due to the vast amounts of data available. You could make a good argument based on data who the top 10 online players are. For a live player we have to resort to gossip and second hand stories. The error bars on how good a live player is would be huge. I could see them being much better or much worse than their online counterparts. (If i had to gamble I would pick the online guys though)