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While player reads are important, and it is extremely beneficial to have a good read (especially on the bubble), but YOU playing well is more important. This will help your transition, by following stricter guidelines. You cannot exploit their mistakes if you are making the same ones, or worse ones. I can somewhat understand your problem, as I love live play much more than online, but honestly it isn't any harder playing online. It probably requires more discipline. Folding that QJs UTG+1 is hard, but early on it's what you need to do.
When playing online, betting patterns and hands shown down are your greatest reads on opponents. If they're caliing every hand, or calling a lot in general, then they're way too loose. The opposite is true. Watch what they do preflop, and check out this thread.:
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es-t74119.html
In general, players online are way too loose. They will never ever fold AJ, even when facing two allins and a reshove by the big stack, so don't try, just be sure you're dominating them every time. I noticed in your playing that you were making too many moves on pots that required potcommitting raises with nothing. In SnGs, every chip is vitally important, and more important when you're shortstacked (see ICM and chip equity for an explanation).
Hope that helps.
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