Should I give it up?

[WVMountainSnake]

Those online sit'n'go tournaments haven't been the best to me. When I first starting playing online I thought that the single table tournaments would be where I would make my money because I had much more experience with them then any other form of poke. About a year ago I started playing $10 NL live tournaments and really enjoyed them. I still play live STTs several times a week. When I log all of my live tournament play, then compare it to online tournament play, there is a huge gap. For some reason I can't beat the STT online. Never. It amazes me. I've never won one.

Online poker in general tends to frustrate me, but I really need my poker fix, so I'm stuck, right? Well, on a whim I entered my first MTT thinking I would finish 200 and laughat my silly decision. Actually, I made it through the first hour. I was stunned. Then, even more startling, I made it into the money. Then I made the final table. No, I didn't win, but I did finish 4th and extremely happy. However, I figured it was just a fluke, but I found a great rush playing the MTTs, so I played another. The next one I played I busted out very early. Bad beat. Oh, well. I decided to continue playing them. I've only played in six of them but I have finished in the money in two and 43rd in another one (top 40 paid).

I still can't beat an online STT for the life of me. Here is the problem: I often don't have the time allotted to play a MTT and go for the sit'n'go. This is a horrible decision as it's only time consuming, frustrating, and costly. But like an abused spouse I keep going back and back only to lose and feel as though I want to tear my hair out.

What are the main differences between a live STT and an online one, and why is it possible to consistently win at one while fail horribly at another? Should I just become a MTT specialist, and what is the difference between a STT online and a MTT online (other than more players)? Should I just give up STT for good? Please let me know if you need any further information to help out. Thanks.