thoughts about earnings per hour online

[bernie]

i was wondering what some think of this...

it's been well stated that a great earning per hour in a live game is 2 BB....even 1 BB is pretty good....

what would actually be good for online games? the reason i ask, is i see many posts along these lines...

'i win 3BB an hour playing 2 tables. sounds a little high but....'

it really doesnt sound that high when compared to live games...

let's say it's a decent, typical game. good mix of players...say a good rate for this in a live game would be...1-1.75BB per hour....

if this were online, same player makeup (limit doesnt matter, let's say it's the exact same players online that one saw at a live table)...given the # of hands per hour....say you can play 2.5 times more hands on one table...so playing 2 tables youd be playing 5 times the hands....shouldnt your win rate then be about 5 times what a live game would be?

in actuality, 3BB per hour on 2 tables online would be about .6BB per hour....which is beating the game, but not by much...though it 'sounds' high in comparison to live games, when it really isnt.

so my question is, given the volume of hands per hour online, shouldnt a player beating a game live game for 1BB an hour, be able to beat 2 tables online of 'similar' lineup, again, SIMILAR lineup, for close to 5BB an hour? the win rate, per hand, should be parrallel.

are some of these online players fooling themselves thinking that 3BB an hour on 2 or 3 tables is a real great win rate in comparison?

ive breached this subject before, but not sure if i ever asked it this directly.

comments and thoughts are welcome...

b