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General Discussion => Welcome and General Discussion => Topic started by: r3dt4rget on May 07, 2015, 06:22:33 PM

Title: Anyone else play poker as a side gig?
Post by: r3dt4rget on May 07, 2015, 06:22:33 PM

Just curious if others play online or live poker to generate side income. I'd also be happy to answer questions you may have if you are interesting in this side-gig.

I started playing online texas hold-em in December 2013. I started with a $20 deposit, and since then have built that bankroll up to $640. I know $620 in profit sounds lame for 1.5 years of playing, but there is a snowball effect here. It's slow going when you have a small bankroll. But as you climb the stakes your earnings can exponentially increase. My bankroll has nearly doubled every 3 months. If I keep climbing the ladder like this I could be making as much money playing poker 20 hours a week as I do working my job 40 hours a week. Of course not everyone can make money as it requires the skill of playing a smart strategy and a lot of discipline.

Title: Re: Anyone else play poker as a side gig?
Post by: Eric on May 07, 2015, 07:02:34 PM

There were a number of posts on this thread a couple of days ago:

http://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/ask-a-mustachian/supplementing-income-with-poker/

Title: Re: Anyone else play poker as a side gig?
Post by: arebelspy on May 07, 2015, 11:20:11 PM

MOD NOTE: Locking duplicate topic. Post in the above topic.  Thanks!