Scale theorem of Online Poker (with graph)

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The scale theorem says this:
200NL online is softer than either 50NL or 100NL

Argument:
1/2 is the lowest limit spread live. Live fish giving online play a shot are most likely to start at 1/2 rather than working their way up.
Both 50NL and 100NL have an unusually high concentration of good online players that have moved up from 25NL (where they typically start). This high concentration also slows the advancement of good players (tougher competition) which increases the competition.
Once they reach 200NL, they destroy the live->online fish very quickly and move up to 400NL and beyond, decreasing the competition at 200NL.

Thinly veiled brag graph to support theory:

[cowpig]

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The scale theorem says this:
200NL online is softer than either 50NL or 100NL

Argument:
I ran hot as [censored] when I moved up to 200nl
I moved up on a sunday

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[rakk]

the $1500 i lost yesterday/today beg to differ.

[Jiganti]

Beat: 51 days graphed and 1500 hands played.

[drexah]

i firmly believe 100nl (and quite possibly 200nl) as you say are much easier on FTP than 50nl. I am a 7 ptbb/100 winner at 100 and 200nl 6m, yet actually in the red over my last 15k hands at 50nl. Over 5k hands at 100nl im running at 10bb/100. I see soooo many multitablers at 50nl it's ridiculous. Every table I sit at i see 2-3 multitabling tag regulars just grinding out a solid, pretty much assured profit especially with the 27% rb on ftp. You just don't see people 3b or 4betting without QQ-AA or getting that out of line, whereas I move up to 100nl and people just try to make so many more unnecessary moves.

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Beat: 51 days graphed and 1500 hands played.

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I only play 200NL after I donk off a buyin at 50NL, move up to 100NL to chase and lose another buyin.