In terms of results, it is still not ecstasy, but as each month since the start of the challenge, there is an increase from the previous month, since beyond this time the 2k € (2086 € vs € 1,576 in November.) Note that for the first time we could not count on significant bonus (110 € only, vs. € 910 in November), who toured the rooms offer a bonus easy to clear (Winamax Fulltilt and for not name), so it will require just a bit of rakeback to be paid in ten days ...
The very positive point for the month of December, it will be seen as a step further result in a cash game, finally returning with the winning side (it was after nearly six months of consecutive side Dark Force ...)
In terms of volume, I managed to almost keep pace with November (199 vs. 205 hours in total), and still without an overdose, with the exception of a small passage empty a few days before Christmas, quickly passed through a day of rest and a much smaller volume for a few days.
Let a little each month as the tour of our three business units ...
Cash game online
In terms of volume, we note an increasing number of hours (95 hours vs. 89 hours in November), but a number of hands down (31k vs 35k), which clearly choose to limit myself to 4 tables and were almost never ignored this rule.
As for results, the upturn in the second half of November was well supported during the month of December, which was completed in 1658 €. For a first positive month since this challenge is launched, it is not so bad, especially since most of the hands has been played NL50. And then I took a good lead over my budget from mid-December (you know, the one who sees me win € 50k in cash by the end of the challenge - well, I know, it was not the most difficult month in terms of goals:))
I clearly rather "runner good" on the month, making up a small part of my gap vs. EV curve. Curiously, if the winrate end of the month is a small 6.1 BB/100, we have a huge imbalance between the two limits that I played (I gradually retried on the shoots of NL100 in mid-month, increasing more share NL100 on the last days):
- 17.9 in 8000 BB/100 hands NL100
- 2.2 BB/100 over 23,000 hand NL50
Then of course, no hasty conclusion. Most of this gap stems from the fact that I had a good badrun on late NL50 (lots of bad set-up, run well below the EV, causing a big drop in my winrate that revolved around 7 until Christmas), while it was still very well happen in NL100. (Yes, I know, it's cool that it had to happen in that sense:))
However, there is one thing I am convinced: The level is not higher than 50 NL100 , we find the same proportion of fish ...
And I especially have in recent days for printing much more control over my tables, especially in NL100. My readings of the players become more refined, which allowed me to reintroduce a lot of bluff reasoned in my game (which I had cleaned during my difficult moments NL50), and also less weakitude (I was gradually become very easy to bluff, I am now again trust my reads on the players). While my non-showdown curve value remains negative, but with a much gentler slope, which is very pleasant in terms of feel when playing.
All this makes for January I decided to iron completely NL100, without waiting for fulfilled the goals I set for myself for NL50. This will allow me (hopefully) speed up my ascent to the NL200. But I still think there is a big difference in level between NL100 and NL200, and I do not expect to do shots of retrying too fast: I have a little more than 3000 € to return before have achieved what I set when I was back down in NL100, which should be enough to deal in January! Visit the NL200 month of February ...
online MTT
is the big disappointment of the month with a total lack of results if we except the qualifying for the finals of FPT ... 77 MTT played (against 74 in November) for a buy-in from 34 € average down slightly vs. November, I have only 14% of ITM (against 22% in November). The rate of ITM I have no problem (on the contrary, I want to say, so it is rare that the big performers in MTT have ITM rates beyond 15%), except that no perfs have never come: 3 small TF only (excluding satellites), only 1 small podium (on a buy-in very poor), and in the end it saves ... € 93 within 72 hours of play, here's a job that pays well! The fault
to 3 factors:
- A number of these were played MTT LAG Spewer mode when I felt a kind of weariness a Sunday evening (a little silly mess)
- A TF earlier this month particularly poorly negotiated and which was the subject of a specific article
- The few best tournaments in which I run deep and that could lead to a nice perf have most often ended on a very ugly shot at 20 or 30 left ...
Come on, it will go better in 2011!
Game Live
I played a lot in it I live it compared to previous months. Many more opportunities simply, that led me to spend about 32 hours real tables:
- 3 MTT casino, for any loss ITM and
of 640 € - 1 S G & Casino for a loss of 45 €
- 4 M & G private low buy-ins (10 or 20 €) for a 2nd place and a loss of 40 €
- 1 S & G's private challenge (50 € rebuy) that I win, for a net gain of 950 €
Let the whole, a net gain of 225 € Monthly, in which we shall not attach more importance than that given the low number of events and their imbalance in terms of buy-in ...
And that's it for this last month of 2010 ... (And no Stefal, I did not always put M & G. .. And I intend to stay Focused on the cash game, so I'm not sure this will change in 2011).
I wish you all a great Christmas Eve (without poker I hope!) And offer my best wishes for 2011.
Do you know that according to the Chinese calendar, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit White Metal? If I win 100,000 € 1 coins in 2011, making a lot of white metal, I will disguise myself as a Playboy Bunny for the next eve ...