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Poker as Income: The "Billions" Guide

Source: RNG [2541628], thread t=16188441. Karma 1,543. Note: 91 downvotes, community sceptical.

Honest Assessment

This guide's "secret" is basic tight poker strategy. Poker is zero-sum: every dollar you win, someone else loses. Not a guaranteed billions method, but if you're better than the average table you can profit long-term.

Real verdict from community: "This is just tight poker play. Google 'poker slow play' and you learn it in 2 minutes." Still, if you enjoy poker and play better than the fish at your table, it works.

The Core Strategy (Tight Aggressive)

Only play these hands:

A: Pocket pairs (best) Any pair in your hole cards. 66-99 are solid. JJ, QQ, KK, AA are premium. - Pre-raise aggressively with these - On the flop you often improve to trips or full house

B: High kicker Single Ace, King, Queen, or Jack with a decent second card. - Don't pre-raise. Wait for flop, then raise if you pair with the board.

C: Suited connectors (risky) Two cards of the same suit or connected cards for a potential straight. - Flush chase (same suit): pre-raise based on card strength (JQ suited = raise more, K2 suited = raise less) - Straight chase: don't raise pre-flop, just check/call until you hit the board

Fold everything else.

Table Selection

  • Minimum table: Periodic ($5M-$20M buy-in)
  • Better table: Pound It ($12.5M-$50M buy-in)

Key Rules

  • Never go all-in unless you have a very strong hand (trips, straight, flush, full house)
  • Always fold to an all-in if you only have a pair or less
  • Tight is right: most profitable sessions come from folding 80%+ of hands

Reality Check

One player in the testimonials made $1B+ in 2 months playing only poker. That's real. But: - Requires hours at the table - Zero-sum (you're taking from other players) - Variance is brutal in the short run - Not passive income

Good as a supplement to other methods if you actually enjoy poker. Not a replacement for flying, blood bags, stocks, or bank interest.

  • Money Making Overview
  • Bank Interest and Stocks
  • Passive Income Investment Guide (Deadringers)