Re: \"loose\" play and variance
Not really my game, but two thoughts re which style is more profitable.
1) I think the looser style does better shorthanded, since there are more marginal situations. In general, I think the key to the loose style is not just to take advantage of marginal situations but also to create them with the knowledge that you will play them better than your opponents.
2) I have seen some loose players crush PLO games, but always in live games. I used to watch Alex Brenes play at least 50% of his hands and roll over the game (usually shorthanded), because he was a great reader, a coldhearted bluffer, and had a knack for slithering away cheaply when his opponents really did have big hands. But its hard for me to see this working so well online. Maybe your style is somewhere in between this kind of play and standard ultra tight, seeing 20% of flops.
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