Testimonials by People who are Playing Poker for a living

With the economy taking out working places and making it hard to pay bills, people everywhere are searching for creative ways of making money. One of the more popular type is turning a hobby into a livelihood. Luis from Sweden, for example, was a bank clerk. He always played poker just for fun and never took the game too serious. Since he found out about online poker tournaments he discovered that this fun and easy going hobby can actually make him money: “I never dreamed that I could be playing poker for a living, but look at me now. I don’t even have to leave my home to make a decent income.” Read out Testimonials from players all around the world that have found another source of income without even leaving their home:

Luis Ginsland from Denmark – how to make money playing online poker:

I am a printing production manager and in my free time I enjoy climbing and playing poker. I’ve been playing poker since my college years and I always thought of it as a fun game and a good way to spend Saturday nights with the guys. One day one of my friends told me about online poker tournaments. He said that he won $600 on the weekend. I found it hard to believe but he was so convincing that I decided to try it myself. I started reading about how to make money playing online poker and about poker tournaments, registered in a fun account and learned how to play poker online. After practicing for about 3 weeks I registered to my first online poker tournament. It turned out I’m really good at it and in most games I finish with more money that I entered with. This is a great way to make extra cash and to have fun while you’re at it.

Margret Mercury from England – Making money from poker:

I still don’t believe that I am paying my bills by playing poker. I was always a medium poker player, sometimes loosing, sometimes winning. Never thought much about it. When I lost my job as a teacher I found my self at home, with nothing to do between sending my resume. I started playing online poker to pass the time and very soon I got better in it. My small loses turned into small winnings, and my small winning turned into big winning. Making money from poker turned into something real. I can’t say that it’s enough to live from, but I can defiantly be more relax about living from unemployment allowance just till I get another job. I know that I will keep on playing even after I find a job. This is too easy money and too much fun to stop.

Gabor Varga from Hungary – Playing poker for a living:

I am a freelancer and do web programing and design. Since the economy crises started my work volume has decreased by 30%. After getting use to a certain amount of money coming in every month, it was hard getting use to this new situation. I am not saying I can’t pay the bills, but I did have to lower my fun activities like going out drinking every night. Playing poker was something I did only with friends on Saturday night. I was not too keen about playing it online. I thought that the online poker rooms are just trying to steal my money and cheat when ever they can. I was surprised to discover that online poker room don’t gain from people loosing or winning. They take commission for providing the gaming platform and connecting you to other players and that’s it. That’s why I decided to give it a go and play for more than just fun. The extra pocket money isn’t making me rich, i mean it’s not like i am playing poker for a living, but it did help me to get back to my old life style.