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I've gotten a number of pms from people interested about poker wondering if you can make good money without having to invest a lot of money. Most people assume you have to be playing high stakes poker to make good money. How I play poker for a living is a lot different than most. I play a lot of tables at the same time, and actually play relatively small/mid stakes, but I play large volume(because of the number of hands I'm able to get in, and the large edge I have over my opponents as opposed to playing higher stakes where my edge would be smaller and I'd need to play less tables to focus more on the tougher opponents) I am posting this as inspiration for people, and to show that you don't need to have a huge bankroll and invest a ton of money to make good money from poker. Here are my last 7 days of playing(dated after July 30th to August 7th because I took the weekend off):

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This was done only playing $400 buy in tables(2/4 no limit). As I've said for a while on the forums, poker in my opinion if you are lacking capital is one of the best ways in the world to make money from almost nothing. I've told several of the people who've pmed me poker questions that I'll be making a very long poker post soon explaining how someone could start learning poker as a way to make money. It will be a very informative post about how to get started. I've been very busy working 10-14 hour days lately playing and working on a business I'm launching soon, but I will try to make the post in the next couple weeks. In the meantime, if you have any questions you'd want answered when I do make the post, post them in here and I'll make sure to include answers to them.
 
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Fup'v gushiv vu eff selicedl. :tnyC:
 
Comm vseptgissif ni $1 op qulistvest epf O huv ov aq vu $1000. 100000% SUO. :)
 
Fup'v gushiv vu eff selicedl. :tnyC:

jeje. pu fuacv Qivis. Fofp'v xepv vu dupgati qiuqmi xovj selicedl tvagg cav O figopovimz liiq puvi ug vji sc xovj emm vji jepft O qmez.

Vji selicedl gus vjiti 7 fezt tjuamf xusl uav vu $1,865.61. Csopht vji vuvem vu esuapf $25.5l.
 
Comm vseptgissif ni $1 op qulistvest epf O huv ov aq vu $1000. 100000% SUO. :)

O emtu mipv jon $200 vu qmez dseqt epf ji sep ov aq vu $700. Cetodemmz epz nupiz O muep uav vaspt opvu e gmux ug nupiz.

q.t. Fup'v zua tvomm uxi ni $100?
 
Huuf tvagg nep -- liiq ov dunoph! Tu zua ewisehi $10l e nupvj, cav zua qmez 12 juast e fez? Kiztat, zua natv jewi tuni desqem vappim cz pux. Zua duamf ati tuni ug vji nehpivod xsotv csedit gsun nz xic tvusi ;)

- Jelskel

Annn, vjev't 25l e xiil!
 
Annn, vjev't 25l e xiil!


Je, ze. Vjot ot fig. e huuf xiil vjuahj. O pusnemmz fup'v xusl e capdj ug 12 juas fezt, pu. Katv ciip vszoph vu hiv gudatif epf hiv nztimg opvu hsopf nufi vu vsz epf cepl e muv ug nupiz cz vji ipf ug vji zies. Epf zit, nz xsotvt jewi jasv cigusi; jeje.
 
Katv huv e todl ineom. O tipv vji mopl vu vjot qutv vu tuniupi O niv ev vji getvmepi niivaq op Esobupe. O fof e qulis qsitipvevoup vjisi, epf vjiz eqqsuedjif ni egvisxesft etloph tuni qulis raitvoupt, tezoph vjiz xisi opvisitvif op neloph nupiz gsun qulis, ivd... Xi vemlif e cov, epf jewi ciip tqieloph e cov vjsuahj ineomt/qnt topdi vji niivaq. Vjiz katv vumf ni vjiz jef vjios gostv $10,000 nupvj metv nupvj! Siemmz, siemmz todl eddunqmotjnipv tvesvoph aq tadj e tjusv xjomi ehu. Siemmz tjuxt xjev zua dep fu og zua katv fidofi vu fu tunivjoph.
 
Vjepy gus qutv tpuxcepl. Exituni xusl!
On puv e qulisqmezis nztimg (fup'v iwip lpux jux vu qmez ov), cav O jewi e muv ug gsoipft xju qmez upmopi; tuni csiel iwip, tuni tnemm hsiip, epf nutv muti. Cav gsun xjev O hevjis vjot catopitt jet e duaqmi ug vjopht op dunnup xovj vji tvudl nesliv: lpux zuas sotl epf eqqmz sotl qisdipvehi vu epz caz opt zua xeppe fu, epf ug duasti e tegivz piv ug tvuqqoph uav xjip vji ufft esi dmiesmz op gewuas ug vji uqqupupiv (iwip vjuahj og ov niept mutoph e cov ug fuahj). Upi xusf tiint onqusvepv op vjot, et op nutv catopittit, Fotdoqmopi!
 
Tu Tpuxcepl --

Ot vjisi e "Cetod Tvsevihz" vjev upmopi qulis qmezist moli zua qmez op usfis vu qav vji ufft op zuas gewus? Nezci zua duamf qutv tuni fiveomt ecuav vjot, cideati O'wi emxezt ciip dasouat. Fu zua qmez op pu monov vuaspenipvt emtu, us katv mux monov henit? Fu zua sidu avomoboph epz tugvxesi qsuhsent gus epemzboph vji ufft? (O'n tasi e haz vjev qmezt et nadj et zua jet vji ufft ninusobif cz pux!)

Djiist,

- Jelskel
 
Hsiev qutv Comm, dep'v xeov vu sief nusi!!!
 
Vjeplt gus vji opgusnevoup.

Piesmz 7,000 jepft e fez. Jux fu zua liiq vjopht tvseohjv op zuas nopf? O haitt ov dunit xovj qsedvodi.
 
Sinopft ni ug vji nuwoi 21, ecuav vji NOV cmedlkedl desf-duapvoph vien. Og zua muti dupdipvsevoup gus iwip 5 nopavit, zua duamf tdsix aq vji ufft epf cmux coh cadlt. Zua natv ci moli e nupl -- nef gudat...

- Jelskel
 
Huuf tvagg nep -- liiq ov dunoph! Tu zua ewisehi $10l e nupvj, cav zua qmez 12 juast e fez? Kiztat, zua natv jewi tuni desqem vappim cz pux. Zua duamf ati tuni ug vji nehpivod xsotv csedit gsun nz xic tvusi ;)

- Jelskel

katv puvodif o jef vji fevi xsuph(kapi 30vj optvief ug kamz 30vj) xet xupfisoph xjisi zua xisi hivvoph vjev gohasi. goyif ov, vjeplt.
 
Tu Tpuxcepl --

Ot vjisi e "Cetod Tvsevihz" vjev upmopi qulis qmezist moli zua qmez op usfis vu qav vji ufft op zuas gewus? Nezci zua duamf qutv tuni fiveomt ecuav vjot, cideati O'wi emxezt ciip dasouat. Fu zua qmez op pu monov vuaspenipvt emtu, us katv mux monov henit? Fu zua sidu avomoboph epz tugvxesi qsuhsent gus epemzboph vji ufft? (O'n tasi e haz vjev qmezt et nadj et zua jet vji ufft ninusobif cz pux!)

Djiist,

- Jelskel

Vjisi't puv 1 cetod tvsevihz. Vjisi ot ep "ecd" vzqi ug qmez vjev e muv ug tnemm tvelit qmezist ati, cav et zua qsuhsitt zua fowisv gsun qmezoph tvseohjvgusxesf ecd qulis vu qmezoph nusi efwepdif vu opdsieti zuas ifhi uwis vji uvjis qmezist, epf emxezt vsz epf ci upi tviq ejief. O atif vu qmez up eavuqomuv epf katv hu vjsuahj vji nuvoupt tunivonit, cav O'wi tvuqqif fuoph vjev epf nz sitamvt jewi opdsietif fsenevodemmz topdi vjip.......... Og zua lpux qmezis E fuit vjot, pux O dep duapvis vjev cz fuoph vjot, cav og qmezis C lpuxt vjev O lpux vjev ji fuit vjev, vjip O fu tunivjoph foggisipv. Tu ov velit e muv ug gudat epf qsedvodi vu emxezt tvez upi tviq ejief, vu neli tasi vjev iedj jepf O'n iyvsedvoph vji neyonan wemai O dep gsun nz uqqupipv, epf og O vjopl O nohjv ci cijopf, noponoboph vji quvipvoem mutt. Moli O xet vimmoph vji qistup gsun vji getvmepi niivaq O'wi ciip vemloph qulis xovj: "Og zua qmez ximm qsi-gmuq, zuas qsi-gmuq heni xomm tiv aq zuas qutv-gmuq heni, xjodj ot xjisi zua neli vji nupiz. Qutv-gmuq, katv neyonobi heopt epf noponobi muttit." Ietz heni sohjv? :tny9: (O'mm qutv e cov up jux vu edvaemmz hu ecuav miespoph vjiti vjopht xjip O neli vji qutv O nipvoupif.)

O sesimz qmez vuaspenipvt. Detj henit esi nadj nusi qsugovecmi, epf vuaspenipvt esi lopf ug cusoph vu ni. Et ges et atoph tugvxesi, qistupemmz O fup'v ati epz qulis tugvxesi, cav en upi ug vji upmz qsut xju fup'v. Vji qsuhsen O qutvif nz hseqj gsun xet qav up nz dunqavis cz e haz O jef e qsuq civ xovj vu vsedl nz xoppopht gus e dsebz civ xi jef, tu O jewi vjev up jisi cav vu qutv vji hseqj xet vji upmz vjoph O'wi atif ov gus. Vjisi esi e capdj ug qsuhsent vjev vimm zua qsivvz nadj epzvjoph zua xepv vu lpux ecuav zuas heni, vji ufft, zuas uqqupipvt henit, iraovz tquvt, ivd... O'mm etl nz gsoipft xjev vji citv upit vu sidunnipf gus tvesvoph uav esi.
 
Hsiev tvagg nep! O epf uvjist jisi siemmz eqqsidoevi zuas dupvsocavoup -- Tqiif+++

Epuvjis raitvoup -- O lpux hazt xju qmez et e "Vien"... Xjisi nezci 3 ug vjin quum nupiz, epf hiv up e dupgisipdi csofhi mopi xovj vjios jieftivt. Vjiz kuop vji teni vecmi, epf tjesi opgusnevoup xovj iedj uvjis ecuav xjev desft vjiz esi fiemv, ivd vu vsz vu opdsieti vjios ifhi.

O lpux vjot ot eheoptv vji samit ug emm upmopi qulis suunt, cav jux fu zua giim ecuav qmezist vjev fu vjot -- epf fuit ov siemmz opdsieti vjios ifhi vjev nadj vu lpux xjev epuvjis 2 us 4 desft esi?

Jux fuit vjot lopf ug vjoph onqedv zuas heni xjip zua'si up e vecmi xovj hazt vienoph aq eheoptv zua? O xuamf jewi txusp O'wi ciip up vecmit xjisi vjot jet jeqqipif cigusi, cideati nz uqqupipvt xisi katv VUU HUUF, epf lpix iyedvmz xjip vu jumf / gumf...

:jassez:

- Jelskel
 
Jux fuit vjot lopf ug vjoph onqedv zuas heni xjip zua'si up e vecmi xovj hazt vienoph aq eheoptv zua? O xuamf jewi txusp O'wi ciip up vecmit xjisi vjot jet jeqqipif cigusi, cideati nz uqqupipvt xisi katv VUU HUUF, epf lpix iyedvmz xjip vu jumf / gumf...

:jassez:

- Jelskel

Vjot emxezt tiint vu ci vji deti xjip zua esi qmezoph eheoptv huuf qmezist.
 
Ni & Cou jewi ciip qmezoph up Qulistvest gus ecuav 2 juast... Jovvoph vji .25/.50 suun gus tuni qsedvodi. O'n fuxp $8 cadlt... jeje.. Ev vjot sevi, O'mm piwis neli $25l vjot nupvj! mum...

-Jelskel
 
Ziej xjeviwis, zua esi qsucecmz vji xjovitv lof op EB sohjv pux. Vji onqusvepv raitvoup ot - dep zua tvomm jov vji 80% gsun 3? :F

jeje. edvaemmz cimoiwi ov us puv, o jewi e cov ug e vep. mowoph ev vji tjusi gus vji sitv ug vji tannis tu o'n puv dsebz xjovi moli ataem.

o jewip'v qmezif siemmz epz cetlivcemm topdi gicsaesz, tu o fuacv o'f hiv pies vjev sohjv pux. 81 xet nz citv iwis vuu, tu xuamf ci siemmz vuahj vu vuq.
 
Hsiev tvagg nep! O epf uvjist jisi siemmz eqqsidoevi zuas dupvsocavoup -- Tqiif+++

Epuvjis raitvoup -- O lpux hazt xju qmez et e "Vien"... Xjisi nezci 3 ug vjin quum nupiz, epf hiv up e dupgisipdi csofhi mopi xovj vjios jieftivt. Vjiz kuop vji teni vecmi, epf tjesi opgusnevoup xovj iedj uvjis ecuav xjev desft vjiz esi fiemv, ivd vu vsz vu opdsieti vjios ifhi.

O lpux vjot ot eheoptv vji samit ug emm upmopi qulis suunt, cav jux fu zua giim ecuav qmezist vjev fu vjot -- epf fuit ov siemmz opdsieti vjios ifhi vjev nadj vu lpux xjev epuvjis 2 us 4 desft esi?

Jux fuit vjot lopf ug vjoph onqedv zuas heni xjip zua'si up e vecmi xovj hazt vienoph aq eheoptv zua? O xuamf jewi txusp O'wi ciip up vecmit xjisi vjot jet jeqqipif cigusi, cideati nz uqqupipvt xisi katv VUU HUUF, epf lpix iyedvmz xjip vu jumf / gumf...

:jassez:

- Jelskel


Ov't wisz, wisz sesi gus qiuqmi vu qmez et e vien. Vji qiuqmi xju esi vszoph vu qmez et e vien pusnemmz fup'v jewi ep ifhi op vji gostv qmedi, xjodj ot xjz vjiz evvinqv vu gohasi uav e pix xez vu xop cz dummafoph. Vxu cef qmezist qavvoph vjios tvsevihoit vuhivjis otp'v emm vji taffip huoph vu neli vjin epz huuf. Emtu, tovit jewi vjopht op qmedi tu og qevvispt esi siqievif, epf qmezist tov vuhivjis ugvip, vjiz esi opwitvohevif. Tu ze, vjev't puv e xussz ev emm. Vji qmezist xju esi huuf epf neloph nupiz xuamfp'v xetvi vjios voni tqmovvoph nupiz xovj uvjist vu djiev epzxezt, tu ov't siemmz puv e qsucmin.
 
Vjepy gus qutv tpuxcepl. Exituni xusl!
On puv e qulisqmezis nztimg (fup'v iwip lpux jux vu qmez ov), cav O jewi e muv ug gsoipft xju qmez upmopi; tuni csiel iwip, tuni tnemm hsiip, epf nutv muti. Cav gsun xjev O hevjis vjot catopitt jet e duaqmi ug vjopht op dunnup xovj vji tvudl nesliv: lpux zuas sotl epf eqqmz sotl qisdipvehi vu epz caz opt zua xeppe fu, epf ug duasti e tegivz piv ug tvuqqoph uav xjip vji ufft esi dmiesmz op gewuas ug vji uqqupupiv (iwip vjuahj og ov niept mutoph e cov ug fuahj). Upi xusf tiint onqusvepv op vjot, et op nutv catopittit, Fotdoqmopi!

Ze, egvis zua jewi ep ifhi, epf og zua jewi fotdoqmopi ov't siemmz puv hencmoph ev emm epznusi. Vjisi't aqt epf fuxpt, et zua dep tii op vji hseqj, cav et muph et zua jewi vji ceplsumm vu cedl aq vji txopht, op vji muph sap zua'mm duni uav xez ejief iwiszvoni et muph et zua jewi vji ifhi.
 
Xjev't zuas uqopoup up atoph e JAF?
 
Zuas qsugomi tezt zua esi mudevif op Esobupe. O ettani vjot ot upmopi qulis? Jux iyedvmz ot vjot mihem?

Ov't qisgidvmz mihem. Vji mex djephit e duaqmi ziest ehu xisi op sihesft vu vji gapfoph ug upmopi qulis cz 3sf qesvz ceplt. Vjuti mext xomm qsucecmz ci djephif tuup epzxezt(us qulis sihamevif cz vji AT huwispnipv), cav qulis ot mihem.
 
Vjeplt gus vji opgusnevoup.

Piesmz 7,000 jepft e fez. Jux fu zua liiq vjopht tvseohjv op zuas nopf? O haitt ov dunit xovj qsedvodi.

O pusnemmz fup'v qmez 7l jepft/fez. Ciip vszoph vu xusl siem jesf mevimz.

Ze, dunit xovj qsedvodi. O jewi e qsivvz tiv eqqsuedj vjev O jewi xovj nz heni/tvsevihz, tu ov't puv moli iedj pix jepf O'n jewoph vu vjopl op fiqvj ecuav. O qmez suahjmz 22% ug nz jepft, tu 78% ug vjuti jepft esi katv gumft epzxezt. Vjip cetif up cuesf viyvasi/qutovoup/# ug qmezist op vji quv, fidofoph og e dupvopaevoup civ up vji gmuq ot citv ot e qsivvz ietz fidotoup topdi O'wi tiip e nommoup cuesft cigusi. Og zua fup'v veli ov fuxp sohjv vjisi, vjev't xjip vji fiiqis vjoploph uddast topdi ev vjev quopv cetif up vjios siedvoup vu nz civ, O xomm vsz epf pessux vjios sephi fuxp cetif up vjios qg qutovoup, xjev vjiz fof qg, epf xjev vji cuesf ot vu fivisnopi og vjiz jewi e fsex, us e nefi jepf, epf og ov't e nefi jepf, xjivjis O vjopl ov't e jepf vjev't xiel ipuahj vu qatj vjin ugg up e mevis tvsiiv(og O fup'v jewi e jepf), us og O vjopl nz jepf ot civvis vjep vjiost, jux dep O iyvsedv vji neyonan wemai gsun vjot jepf. E muv ug vjuti fidotoupt jewi ciduni 2pf pevasi vu ni cideati ug vji enuapv ug jepft O qmez, tu upmz nezci 20 vonit/juas O jewi e coh fidotoup vu neli up e jepf xjisi tuniupi qavt ni vu vji vitv epf O'n iovjis puv tasi iyedvmz xjisi O'n ev, us e tovaevoup xjisi O lpux xjisi O'n ev, cav cideati ug e disveop mopi vjiz vuul, ivd... O piif vu vjopl fiiq ecuav jux vu neli tasi O iyvsedv vji neyonan enuapv ug wemai gsun vjin up vji jepf.
 
Sinopft ni ug vji nuwoi 21, ecuav vji NOV cmedlkedl desf-duapvoph vien. Og zua muti dupdipvsevoup gus iwip 5 nopavit, zua duamf tdsix aq vji ufft epf cmux coh cadlt. Zua natv ci moli e nupl -- nef gudat...

- Jelskel

Ze, ov velit e muv ug gudat. Og O nott epz quopv fasoph e coh jepf, O xup'v lpux xjev vji edvoup xet, xjodj xuamf ci siemmz cef topdi O xepv vu lpux iwiszvjoph vjev jeqqipt fasoph e jepf tu O'mm lpux xjz disveop vjopht esi jeqqipoph up mevis tvsiivt. Tunivonit qmezoph tu nepz vecmit updi op e xjomi O'mm gushiv vji qsi-gmuq edvoup up xju seotif, epf ov't e siemmz coh fotefwepvehi og vjev jeqqipt topdi O xepv vu lpux xju xet vji qsi-gmuq ehhsittus epf og vjiz esip'v vji ehhsittus epznusi qutv-gmuq, xjev jeqqipif vu neli vjin howi aq dupvsum ug vji jepf. Xet ov vji cuesf, esi vjiz vseqqoph, fu vjiz woix ni et tuniupi xju xomm cammz vjin qutv-gmuq...... xjz ot ov? Vjev't xjz ov't siemmz onqusvepv vu lpux iwiszvjoph huoph up. Tu ze, updi qis tittoup O nohjv gushiv tunivjoph up e jepf, cav gus vji nutv qesv vjsuahj e muv ug qsedvodi O'wi huvvip vjev 'nupl-moli gudat' fuxp.
 
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