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How much can you make in poker cash games? Over the years I have heard this question many times from many different people, thinking of seriously giving it a go. So I thought I would post a little inspiriation for any potential cash game converts out there. Some people scoff at the fact that you can be a pro at $1/$2 or $2/$4 etc but as you can see it is pretty realistic for players willing to put in the time.

The figures are profit, followed by hands played, followed by Big Bets won per 100 hands. A Big Bet in NL Holdem is twice the Big Blind. So 5.41 BB/100 at $0.10/$0.25 is 5.41×0.5 won per 100 hands. ie $2.70

Winnings in a month at $0.10/$0.25 NLHE

1. rshofbldtothehd Full Tilt $1,738 64,233 5.41
2. HippieAlbino PokerStars $1,615 156,315 2.07
3. ur_suspect PokerStars $1,607 53,130 6.05
4. l LadyLuck l PokerStars $1,578 36,121 8.74
5. yogayoga2008 PokerStars $1,409 110,972 2.54
6. L3NGTHY PokerStars $1,360 26,413 10.3
7. JoseFranco08 PokerStars $1,339 48,182 5.56
8. FRIENDO Absolute Poker $1,289 11,085 23.26
9. mehike PokerStars $1,212 23,517 10.31
10. KillingAce PokerStars $1,183 60,017 3.94

Winnings in a month at $0.25/$0.50 NLHE

1. PushItDown PokerStars $4,611 27,029 17.06
2. Big Greeno Full Tilt $4,404 30,234 14.56
3. asseskiller PokerStars $4,143 51,180 8.09
4. malishka1985 Full Tilt $3,148 47,246 6.66
5. chomberz PokerStars $3,091 54,593 5.66
6. AdonisZeus iPoker $2,866 80,829 3.55
7. arienop Full Tilt $2,817 10,956 25.71
8. UrNailed Full Tilt $2,707 7,716 35.08
9. tayfos3333 PokerStars $2,693 33,781 7.97
10. knuffi1986 PokerStars $2,656 24,448 10.86

Winnings in a month at $0.50/$1 NLHE

1. QQ-Q u a d s-QQ Full Tilt $11,885 110,744 5.37
2. Marshall000 PokerStars $10,460 187,483 2.79
3. PAKETA7 Full Tilt Poker $8,463 126,872 3.34
4. helen_gamble PokerStars $8,414 111,080 3.79
5. Ljuti_Gusar PokerStars $8,164 133,143 3.07
6. Highpothead PokerStars $7,088 263,316 1.35
7. EyeballsMary Full Tilt $6,907 100,803 3.43
8. 4timmy PokerStars $6,616 89,053 3.71
9. MagicNinja Full Tilt $6,613 3,304 100.08
10. gutter23 PokerStars $6,473 138,218 2.34

Inspired yet? If you are then dont forget to sign-up for a rakeback deal to improve your winnings even more.

Winnings in a month at $1/$2 NLHE

1. Gooserer PokerStars $14,344 85,045 4.22
2. U2KILLERS Full Tilt $13,368 64,093 5.21
3. WolleMalone PokerStars $11,536 130,370 2.21
4. RaulFu PokerStars $10,958 99,104 2.76
5. Peedy69 PokerStars $10,350 74,268 3.48
6. rbrizzy Full Tilt $10,253 60,234 4.26
7. obtrice11 PokerStars $10,084 12,629 19.96
8. GayGambla Full Tilt $9,974 63,926 3.9
9. kin575 Full Tilt $9,684 80,677 3
10. hope floatz PokerStars $9,545 37,474 6.37

Winnings in a month at $2/$4 NLHE

1. Dave4112 Full Tilt $23,207 53,034 5.47
2. GUIGUI_88 Absolute Poker $18,665 41,948 5.56
3. Victoria92 iPoker $15,792 6,991 28.24
4. DUSHELOV Absolute Poker $15,724 17,171 11.45
5. ezyeeyore_ Full Tilt $15,263 64,807 2.94
6. CATWOTISADOG Absolute Poker $15,239 25,821 7.38
7. Ghoulio1 ongame $14,933 7,118 26.22
8. Magic_Water99 Full Tilt $14,645 27,887 6.56
9. RobSainter Full Tilt $14,539 48,387 3.76
10. d123kid PartyPoker $14,463 20,697 8.73

Winnings in a month at $3/$6 NLHE

1. waitamin08 Full Tilt $28,630 57,897 4.12
2. GRASS 318 PokerStars $24,906 87,034 2.38
3. Alpha 5.20 PokerStars $24,464 80,476 2.53
4. markwin11 PokerStars $22,444 29,302 6.38
5. RobSainter Full Tilt $22,323 20,521 9.07
6. inwooke PokerStars $20,295 65,305 2.59
7. Sharknebulah PokerStars $20,276 25,294 6.68
8. jj_raise PokerStars $19,238 43,217 3.71
9. JC-TheGuide PokerStars $18,702 23,795 6.55
10. mrienader PokerStars $17,680 27,589 5.34

Winnings in a month at $5/$10 NLHE

1. Tim0thee Full Tilt $114,403 71,990 7.95
2. LAICHZEIT10 PartyPoker $85,820 29,124 14.73
3. ADUBERT1 Absolute Poker $49,144 14,701 16.71
4. fengikareh PokerStars $48,230 8,259 29.2
5. TeRRoRBRaTzE PartyPoker $45,639 14,891 15.32
6. MoNteiRoZoR Full Tilt $44,083 39,273 5.61
7. thebud9999 PokerStars $37,896 22,648 8.37
8. DRAGONALLIN PokerStars.fr $37,862 30,664 6.17
9. x_QUIXTAR_x PokerStars $37,839 45,111 4.19
10. digital_love Cake Poker $37,061 9,750 19.01

Winnings in a month at $10/$20 NLHE

1. ZicoTumba PartyPoker $86,432 13,280 16.27
2. runawayT PokerStars $54,626 12,075 11.31
3. moi_rhums33 Full Tilt $49,268 20,219 6.09
4. UMD Tennis Full Tilt $49,205 7,497 16.41
5. DerjatUroven PartyPoker $43,977 7,501 14.66
6. timmo1122 Bodog Poker $41,731 23,036 4.53
7. fengikareh PokerStars $41,684 4,493 23.19
8. deamoneye PokerStars $34,065 2,847 29.91
9. The_Eend Full Tilt $32,132 3,886 20.67
10. 26071985 PokerStars $31,760 2,798 28.38

Winnings in a month at $25/$50 NLHE

1. AGGRESSIVE22 PartyPoker $198,243 9,876 20.07
2. MikiOpasniy PokerStars $150,633 14,247 10.57
3. tuff_shark PokerStars $108,665 15,384 7.06
4. carreira PokerStars $106,049 10,644 9.96
5. matate PokerStars $103,813 30,188 3.44
6. Al K. Holick PokerStars $96,886 10,741 9.02
7. refracmalo iPoker $88,839 7,765 11.44
8. FLIPokeHer Full Tilt $83,912 7,047 11.91
9. FreeLancerZZ PokerStars $80,121 15,431 5.19
10. phounder Full Tilt $79,951 8,101 9.87

So as you can see the cash game earnings potential is very high in poker even at the relatively low levels. Be prepared to put in a few thousand hands a day 5 days a week, and before you know it you are hitting 60,000 hands a month.

Well the little challenge I set myself with this new Sun Poker account has finally been completely. It took quite a bit longer than anticipated in the time sense, mainly due to getting tied up with the WCOOP and the FTOPS and my cash games on Stars and Full Tilt

I set myself a “double my money” goal over the span of 20,000 hands. I am glad to say I was successful within 10,000 hands, so I guess you could say I was a long way ahead of schedule. Cash games are a funny beast though, and it could quite as easily of taken the full 20,000 or more with some very bad negative swings

Closing Balance = $404.86. Total Challenge Profit = $205.86. Total hands played = 9530

I dont know what I’ll do with the money there, donk it off at some MTTs maybe

I may do some more cash challenges at one of my regular accounts, so watch this space.

After a downswing of about $20 I have been on a heater almost ever since. I crammed in some monster sessions. Poker is always so much easier to do long sessions in when you are doing well. I am getting a little frustrated with Sun Poker as a site, but now I have started this challenge I feel obliged to stick it out. It seems ludicrous after a reasonably successful WCOOP to keep it going. But stubborness to complete the challenge drives me on. Must Complete, Must complete (in my best robotic voice).

Current Balance = $317.15. Total Challenge Profit = $117.15. Total hands played = 5539

Things have been going very well on this challenge.  I have crammed in as many sessions as possible before the WCOOP starts on PokerStars, which will be keeping me busy for a few weeks. 

Barring a couple of losing sessions things have generally been going pretty smoothly.  There seems to be plenty of donks on Sunpoker ready to stack off with TPTK or overpairs.   As with all cash games, table selection and patience have been big factors.   If you realise you are on a table of rock hard grinders after half an hour then move on rather than trying to beat the game out of stumborness. 

Current Balance = $258.60. Total Challenge Profit = $58.60. Total hands played = 3109

There is the FTOPS going on at Full Tilt at the moment, so I been focusing on that mostly. I did manage to complete just over 1000 more hands on the cash poker challenge, so that was good. Not exactly setting the world on fire with the profit still, but I suppose that’s better than an overall loss

Current Balance = $238.44. Total Challenge Profit = $38.44. Total hands played = 2907

I’m grinding away slowly at this Sun Poker cash game challenge. Havent even completely 2000 hands yet, most of which I blame on tournament “commitments” on Stars and Full Tilt. Hopefully I’ll start to knock out some really long sessions soon

Current Balance = $221.03. Total Challenge Profit = $21.03. Total hands played = 1884

Played a few more sessions towards the cash game challenge I have set on SunPoker. I am still down overall, but at least I’ve ground it back close to even. I will play some longer sessions soon to put a bigger dent in the hands played requirement.

Current Balance = $196.12. Total Challenge Profit = $3.88 down. Total hands played = 908

An update on my cash game challenge on Sun Poker. I’m currently getting battered. I’ve played a few sessions too tired (literally one eye open), and had cold decks on other sessions. Nothing major too worry about. The usual poker swings. I know one slight leak that I identified several years ago, and that is in Omaha I tend to play a little too loose when I buy-in for the minimum, but play a lot more solid poker with a larger stack. Time to replug that leak nice and early ready for the rest of the challenge

Current Balance = $184.96. Total Challenge Profit = $15.04 down. Total hands played = 733

Lost nearly 3 buy-ins in one session, and grinded it back up to about $5 down in the next session. Then in the final session I managed to get back into profit

Current Balance = $205.09. Total Challenge Profit = $5.09. Total hands played = 326

Here’s a few hands from the last session

1. Lucky river for me

Game #7381981494: Omaha PL ($0.15/$0.25) - 2008/06/09 - 15:55:33 (DST)
Table “Tasmania” Seat 9 is the button.
Seat 1: xxsandixx ($12.33 in chips)
Seat 2: Baggy60 ($9.49 in chips)
Seat 3: Ralmu ($9.75 in chips)
Seat 4: 4914 ($23.94 in chips)
Seat 5: rufckev ($22.50 in chips)
Seat 6: crazytilt ($35.56 in chips)
Seat 7: sunnyred ($10.39 in chips)
Seat 8: nottsboy ($5.68 in chips)
Seat 9: 4le4tor ($23.75 in chips)
Seat 10: Lisa191 ($3.58 in chips)
Lisa191: posts small blind $0.15
xxsandixx: posts big blind $0.25
—– HOLE CARDS —–
dealt to sunnyred [Ah Jc Tc Ad]
Baggy60: folds
Ralmu: folds
4914: calls $0.25
rufckev: folds
crazytilt: calls $0.25
sunnyred: raises to $1.40
nottsboy: folds
4le4tor: folds
Lisa191: calls $1.25
xxsandixx: folds
4914: calls $1.15
crazytilt: folds
—– FLOP —– [3s 2s 7h]
Lisa191: checks
4914: checks
sunnyred: bets $4.70
Lisa191: folds
4914: raises to $18.80
sunnyred: is all-in $4.29
Returned uncalled bets $9.81 to 4914
—– TURN —– [3s 2s 7h][Td]
—– RIVER —– [3s 2s 7h Td][3c]
—– SHOW DOWN —–
4914: shows [Ks 2d 7d Kd] (Two Pairs, Kings and Threes, Ten high)
sunnyred: shows [Ah Jc Tc Ad] (Two Pairs, Aces and Threes, Ten high)
sunnyred collected $21.55 from Main pot
—– SUMMARY —–
Total pot $22.68 Main pot $21.55 Rake $1.13
Board [3s 2s 7h Td 3c]
Seat 1: xxsandixx (big blind) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: Baggy60 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: Ralmu folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: 4914 showed [Ks 2d 7d Kd] and lost with Two Pairs, Kings and Threes, Ten high
Seat 5: rufckev folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: crazytilt folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: sunnyred showed [Ah Jc Tc Ad] and won ($21.55) with Two Pairs, Aces and Threes, Ten high
Seat 8: nottsboy folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: 4le4tor (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 10: Lisa191 (small blind) folded on the Flop

2. Aces get busted

Game #7383182504: Omaha PL ($0.15/$0.25) - 2008/06/09 - 17:18:52 (DST)
Table “Tubeless4″ Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: Nicla0905 ($8.51 in chips)
Seat 2: Mick_it ($7.56 in chips)
Seat 3: LangeGeep ($34.98 in chips)
Seat 4: sloppy2nd ($28.62 in chips)
Seat 5: sunnyred ($16.81 in chips)
Seat 6: MasterG7 ($6.24 in chips)
sunnyred: posts small blind $0.15
MasterG7: posts big blind $0.25
—– HOLE CARDS —–
dealt to sunnyred [Ah 7h 3s Ac]
Nicla0905: raises to $0.90
Mick_it: calls $0.90
LangeGeep: calls $0.90
sloppy2nd: folds
sunnyred: raises to $4.75
MasterG7: folds
Nicla0905: raises to $8.51 and is all-in
Mick_it: is all-in $6.66
LangeGeep: folds
sunnyred: calls $3.76
—– FLOP —– [3c Tc 9c]
—– TURN —– [3c Tc 9c][5c]
—– RIVER —– [3c Tc 9c 5c][Jh]
—– SHOW DOWN —–
Nicla0905: shows [Th 3h Qs Js] (Two Pairs, Jacks and Tens, Nine high)
Mick_it: shows [Qc Ts Kd As] (A Straight, King high)
sunnyred: shows [Ah 7h 3s Ac] (A Pair of Aces, Jack high)
Nicla0905 collected $1.81 from Side pot #1
Mick_it collected $22.64 from Main pot
—– SUMMARY —–
Total pot $25.73 Main pot $22.64 Side pot #1 $1.81 | Rake $1.28
Board [3c Tc 9c 5c Jh]
Seat 1: Nicla0905 showed [Th 3h Qs Js] and won ($1.81) with Two Pairs, Jacks and Tens, Nine high
Seat 2: Mick_it showed [Qc Ts Kd As] and won ($22.64) with A Straight, King high
Seat 3: LangeGeep folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: sloppy2nd (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: sunnyred (small blind) showed [Ah 7h 3s Ac] and lost with A Pair of Aces, Jack high
Seat 6: MasterG7 (big blind) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

3. Useful pot with aces again

Game #7383184044: Omaha PL ($0.15/$0.25) - 2008/06/09 - 17:31:40 (DST)
Table “Tubeless4″ Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: Nicla0905 ($23.17 in chips)
Seat 3: LangeGeep ($36.74 in chips)
Seat 4: sloppy2nd ($27.27 in chips)
Seat 5: sunnyred ($11.72 in chips)
Seat 6: MasterG7 ($2.92 in chips)
sunnyred: posts small blind $0.15
MasterG7: posts big blind $0.25
—– HOLE CARDS —–
dealt to sunnyred [Th Ac 5d As]
Nicla0905: folds
LangeGeep: calls $0.25
sloppy2nd: folds
sunnyred: raises to $1
MasterG7: folds
LangeGeep: raises to $1.75
sunnyred: raises to $5.50
LangeGeep: calls $3.75
—– FLOP —– [Ts Jh Ad]
sunnyred: bets $6.22 and is all-in
LangeGeep: folds
Returned uncalled bets $6.22 to sunnyred
sunnyred: doesn’t show hand
sunnyred collected $10.69 from Main pot
—– SUMMARY —–
Total pot $11.25 Main pot $10.69 Rake $0.56
Board [Ts Jh Ad]
Seat 3: LangeGeep folded on the Flop
Seat 4: sloppy2nd (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: sunnyred (small blind) collected $10.69
Seat 6: MasterG7 (big blind) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

I booked a huge first session of 19 hands

Total profit $1.54. Running Balance $201.54. Hands 19/20000

A bit of a problem with tracking the number of hands, as it isnt listed in the stats box. I will attempt to find an easy way to retreive that for long sessions, short of counting the hands from the hand history client

This was the very first hand of the challenge. Very eventful. Aces spiking a set, getting outdrawn on the turn, and then filling up on the river with a boat

Game #7370390984: Omaha PL ($0.15/$0.25) - 2008/06/08 - 14:36:33 (DST)
Table “Monopoly4″ Seat 5 is the button.
Seat 1: pelosi111 ($4.75 in chips)
Seat 3: sunnyred ($10 in chips)
Seat 4: AKSUITED1 ($25 in chips)
Seat 5: Maria005 ($22.41 in chips)
pelosi111: posts small blind $0.15
sunnyred: posts big blind $0.25
AKSUITED1: posts big blind $0.25
—– HOLE CARDS —–
dealt to sunnyred [8h Ah Ad 8c]
AKSUITED1: checks
Maria005: folds
pelosi111: calls $0.10
sunnyred: raises to $1
AKSUITED1: calls $0.75
pelosi111: calls $0.75
—– FLOP —– [Ac 3d 4c]
pelosi111: checks
sunnyred: bets $3
AKSUITED1: folds
pelosi111: calls $3
—– TURN —– [Ac 3d 4c][2d]
pelosi111: bets $0.75 and is all-in
sunnyred: calls $0.75
—– RIVER —– [Ac 3d 4c 2d][3s]
—– SHOW DOWN —–
pelosi111: shows [9c 6d 5c 8s] (A Straight, Six high)
sunnyred: shows [8h Ah Ad 8c] (A Full House, Aces full of Threes)
sunnyred collected $9.98 from Main pot
—– SUMMARY —–
Total pot $10.50 Main pot $9.98 Rake $0.52
Board [Ac 3d 4c 2d 3s]
Seat 1: pelosi111 (small blind) showed [9c 6d 5c 8s] and lost with A Straight, Six high
Seat 3: sunnyred (big blind) showed [8h Ah Ad 8c] and won ($9.98) with A Full House, Aces full of Threes
Seat 4: AKSUITED1 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Maria005 (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

Just 2 hands later, that guy reeped his revenge with flopped quads. An eventful start indeed!

Game #7370391164: Omaha PL ($0.15/$0.25) - 2008/06/08 - 14:38:29 (DST)
Table “Monopoly4″ Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 1: pelosi111 ($5 in chips)
Seat 3: sunnyred ($15.91 in chips)
Seat 4: AKSUITED1 ($23.25 in chips)
Seat 5: Maria005 ($22.41 in chips)
AKSUITED1: posts small blind $0.15
Maria005: posts big blind $0.25
—– HOLE CARDS —–
dealt to sunnyred [3c Qd 7d Qs]
pelosi111: calls $0.25
sunnyred: raises to $1.15
AKSUITED1: folds
Maria005: folds
pelosi111: calls $0.90
—– FLOP —– [Tc Th Td]
pelosi111: checks
sunnyred: bets $1
pelosi111: calls $1
—– TURN —– [Tc Th Td][7s]
pelosi111: checks
sunnyred: bets $4.70
pelosi111: is all-in $2.85
Returned uncalled bets $1.85 to sunnyred
—– RIVER —– [Tc Th Td 7s][Kc]
—– SHOW DOWN —–
sunnyred: shows [3c Qd 7d Qs] (A Full House, Tens full of Queens)
pelosi111: shows [6s Ac Ks Ts] (Four of a kind, Tens, Ace high)
pelosi111 collected $9.88 from Main pot
—– SUMMARY —–
Total pot $10.40 Main pot $9.88 Rake $0.52
Board [Tc Th Td 7s Kc]
Seat 1: pelosi111 showed [6s Ac Ks Ts] and won ($9.88) with Four of a kind, Tens, Ace high
Seat 3: sunnyred (button) showed [3c Qd 7d Qs] and lost with A Full House, Tens full of Queens
Seat 4: AKSUITED1 (small blind) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: Maria005 (big blind) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)