Online Poker Pays My Bills

Poker is one of the oldest card games yet. But has this lovely game gotten a fresh new face? Online Poker is undoubtedly one of the top played card games of my time, watch out Computer Solitaire. Several years back, back when Party Poker was still letting Americans play on their site, my husband would play Online Poker as a means of kicking back and having a few hours of fun each night. It was a fun little interactive game, which if for nothing else, sometimes paid out enough for a hamburger or something.

When he was in High School he learned the game. He went on to read books about Poker. He would watch the Pros via The World Poker Tour - every year. He learned Poker, I mean really learned the game, by first throwing away a lot of money, literally. But, that was back when he was single, living at home, and could do that sort of thing. Even after we got together he would still play random Poker, but it was never with the intent to eat off of, let alone furnish a home or pay rent with.

Times changed in 2006 though. Last summer, Jeremy would stay up all night long playing tournaments and table games via Party Poker. Mostly, his buy-ins would be around $5 - $20's. He would lose his fair share. Oftentimes, it would be more than his fair share. But, when he would win, it more than made up for the losses. First through third place would pay out and from that the payouts ranged anywhere from $9 to $100. It would depend on the details. But, even with having a rough estimate, the prediction of our income became commonplace.

By the middle of summer, plans were set in place for Jeremy to make playing Poker a part of his daily "work" routine, bringing in a few hundred dollars each time he would play. We were beginning to look at Online Poker as a means of income, rather than that of extra doughnut money. The plan was set to go off without a hitch. That is, until The United States of America decided to impose an Online Gambling Law.