5/10nl live skill level is to _______ online

[Matt Flynn]

i have played a ton of each.

in terms of theoretical/math soundness of play, i'd say $5-$10 live is around $1-$2 online. but it depends on your game of reference.

in terms of exploiting live tells, online players lack that skillset but make up for it fairly well with much better reading of betting lines.

for same earn rate per hand the 10x buyin rule sounds okay, maybe a slight stretch. but strong live pros have far higher per-hand earn rates. 5ptbb/100 is not hard live. that's barely over $100 per 3 hours in $5-$10 full ring.



oops i misread the OP a little. in terms of average player skill (not pros) i feel the above is true. however in terms of average table skills it's probably between .50-1 and 1-2 because the mega-multitablers online tend to be far better than the one- and two-tablers.