How to Make $20 a Day Playing Poker (Simple Strategy!)

Here is the simple poker strategy I use to make $20 a day, on average. This is a beginner poker strategy for those who want to make a modest profit.
This strategy works best in small stakes poker games against loose recreational players like you will often find online or in the casino.
Let me know if you have used this beginner poker strategy before. Did it work for you?
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[@BlackRain79Poker]

Have you used this beginner poker strategy before? Also, check out my other video on how to make $100 a day playing poker: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4CudJp3qp6cgbs

[@tasoslefth8375]

Well in 5nl everyone is an extreme nit

[@andthereisntone3454]

Thanks for the video; it was useful. Cheers.

[@artificeartifice9061]

what poker room do you play in?

[@DwightHayles]

I hear the pros call that mini-reraise a POT SWEETENER. :)

[@paulgrubits5572]

Where do you live in South East?

[@jaymartinez311]

Man your honest. No bull crap of make $10k a month or become rich with poker. An honest $20 a day. Real and achievable with hard work. Thanks for the content. An extra $600 a month helps. Trust me. 💪🏾

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Well said!

[@MrDavePed]

If you multi table you could shut a table down once your stack at that table has increased by 20 big blinds. That's your reward, fewer tables and continue this until you shut down your last table. Gives you some relief from the grind as you meet your goals. Helps avoid fatigue as your session gets easier and easier. ..

[@orngejoos]

This makes so much sense. Imagine if every week a check for around $100 came in the mail. Most people would be ecstatic! Playing part time can easily make you a good part time income.

[@ericcorcoran3036]

I feel like I could make this same video and have it be titled: "How to think you're making $20/day but they actually flopped a str8 and you have a cooler again and are actually losing $20/day..."

[@shwnmnstr77]

lmao

[@dustinjames1268]

Well you've gotta play smart You can't think about only your own hand Consider what other people could have and how strong your hand is compared to the best possible hand for that flop

[@renanruiz8851]

😂😂😂😂

[@ryancollinsvideo]

Tell me you got bad beat without telling me you got bad beat

[@michaelrendino5363]

Lol. KK vs QQ all in on the flop and his queen turns up on the river.

[@michaelmulvania6060]

I was already a winning player before I read your Poker cheat sheet but after reading it you increased my win rate by at least 50%. Thanks

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Glad I could help Michael!

[@MarCius-Uranio]

have the link?

[@Montii960]

CAP

[@vvvww]

Love the fast pace and good energy of your videos! I'm a magic player getting in to poker just now. Watching these videos I realise that my 50€ a day goal is a bit far fetched for now. It has worked for two days now mainly because of this kind of core essentials that you give us without any crap in between. Maybe should lower the bar to 20€.

[@joycelawrence1434]

Ahhhhmazing! I can't believe how much I have enjoyed testing this theory. I have recently just come back to the online table after about 4-5 years, just kind of as a lark to pass some time. Before, after tons of reading and studying the game in books and vids it all came down to the same thing. I would put some money on the site and would just fluctuate up and down a little bit, but eventually it would dwindle and be gone. I made sure to refresh before putting my toes back in the water and came across your content. Somehow my eyes have opened up to a whole new world. This ..this! Never thought I would enjoy playing the 1-2 cent micros takes again. It was always such chaos before! I just love the simplicity without all the evo's and and equity, and pot odds talking. I understand bits of those theory's, but sometimes that stuff just gets overwhelming. Now you are my main man for video binging. Hope your day is great.

[@dwaynerex7385]

I've just took up poker again about a month ago, and I use the PP technique, and it works very well. I really appreciate the 2 hands here. The 1st hand is how I play them almost all the time and I probably win 6 pots to every 1 lost.. Ty, I watch your vids daily. The check raise idea in hand 2, I was always afraid the player would fold, but I'm going to try it starting immediately and you might have helped me double or possibly triple my poker income, ty very much:)

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Nice work!

[@jacekwierzba7119]

When to fold or bluff videos would be more usefull as we don't hit board 66% of the time even with tight range.

[@Turtle206]

Bing watching your videos and was wondering what poker site/program are you using for the newest videos

[@robertcallahan9275]

I find your TEACHING videos to be very easy to understand and by that I mean I'm able to instantly see how the thought process is disected. Thank you for sharing your expertise.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks for the kind words Robert!

[@gilbertsylvain7802]

I agree. I certainly seem to connect and relate to the way Nathan presents the tips.

[@paynura1134]

Hi! Just discovered your channel. Great job, I really appreciate your content!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks Pay! Glad my vids help you.

[@paynura1134]

@@BlackRain79Poker hi! I tried to reach you over email. Please check if my email landed in spam or something. Can we get in touch?

[@harryvandyk3212]

I started playing online poker to cover my football wagers. I'm conservative by nature but after going from 50 dollars initially to 2000 dollars by seasons end I saw the video on making 20 dollars a day. I think with your videos , I believe this is something that suits me. Thanks for the videos.

[@malakaivandergriend3338]

What do you play on do you have to be 21?

[@Allegro_Giusto]

I’d be interested to know how you would play this is the turn card completed a flush draw. Would you check and call his bet hoping to pair a river card? Instantly fold? Sometimes I push like you did here trying to encourage them NOT to call so they don’t complete their straight or flush on the river.

[@Md1982IT]

Honestly, i d been playing microstakes for some years, but in the end i had to quit because i could not handle the pressure on downswings. Today, i would be more than happy to make 50 dollar per month. Every one says it is easy, but it is not...

[@OptimumAdvantedge]

illiteration is the problem

[@jjsbluz6081]

Thx again sir!

[@tomohawk52]

If you have the time and inclination, you could do a few videos about lifestyle differences between Western countries and where you live now. There may be some younger people who are wondering about the pros and cons of following a path you've taken.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Great idea thanks! Will have some more lifestyle stuff coming soon :)

[@josiahlee2920]

@@BlackRain79Poker sounds like a cool idea man hope you take up this idea

[@PlinyTheStinker]

Bankok: awesome city, great food, really cheap, great people, smells like durian and sewage, can't flush tp down the toilette because the sewer system is super fucked up. I love Thailand in general, but the standards of living are not even close to the USA or Canada.

[@terencehill3972]

How to proceed after the CR when the flush draw or straight draw completes? Going all-in anyway? Give up? Calling down?

[@owenocalla]

So the secret is hit a set and have players bet into u with air? Great strategy

[@bobsil8684]

Works well online cuz if u play 3000 hands a day u are going to flop a lot of sets

[@dango470]

Pair of jacks or queens isnt exactly air lol

[@dango470]

As bob sil said, its just math and numbers. Play a ton of games, and you will be hitting these kinds of situations a lot

[@owenocalla]

@@dango470 my point is this. His strategy is just hit a set and have players stack off. In real life the villan gets there, has higher sets etc. Also iv lost count how many times I have a set and get no action

[@dango470]

@@owenocalla how many hands do you play per hour/daily?

[@Venchester]

when i have set on the flop all pass)

[@thinussteyn1645]

Hi really enjoying the vids, in this vids what tables are you playing what site is it??

[@Qyu_00]

Appreciate ur Vids/advice. What sites do u play at, could u recommend sites? Offshore?

[@Denstreet1]

Better to see videos about situations where u missed a flop, and these are about 40-50 % of hands. I watched several of ur videos, and they are mostly all the same. when u are a way ahead, it is easy to teach a strategy how to win). What would you do if u missed the flop?

[@johnatkinson7479]

Exactly

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Check out some of my videos before this, several bluffs, missed the flop.

[@fundyspokerblog]

Depends on the table. If you're using PokerTracker and can see a guy doesn't put his money in often you can bluff him more. If they play back you fold. If someone calls, see the turn and re-evaluate.

[@mick727xd]

@David Cat if it was that easy, then you just make early snug folds when you have nothing and raise bigger when you have the nuts. But it’s not that simple. It actually does generally work, but you adjust based on the state of the board.

[@mick727xd]

@David Cat I agree for the most part. But there’s definitely spots for it, especially on disconnected boards. or boards where an obvious specific card gives the nuts. There’s also a stigma in microstakes about going all-in, as it seems like a much stronger message to newer players.

[@krisinsaigon]

I lived in Vietnam for 17 years until covid, and what he is says at the start is true- if I could have made 20$ or better yet 30$ a day playing poker I could have paid my rent and all my bills each month on that

[@joesaba1001]

For me I learned whnever there’s 1 or 2 hands that can beat yours and your opponent is raising you, trust me they have the hand that can beat you, even if there’s only one hand higher than yours trust me they’ll have it 😭

[@roidigitalggroup1721]

Great Advice thank you!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Glad it was helpful!

[@abhimanyumittal6432]

Obviously if you keep hitting sets you can make hundreds of dollars everyday. Duh!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

That's how you make the money at these stakes :)

[@cennon]

LOL, that's like getting 20 every time you play blackjack.

[@fabiogrundler3432]

Hey i find it really cool how you built you up all those poker Skills. I have watched severall videos of you now and want too play some poker online too find out were i stand, i only found free websites were i smashed a KI and got first howerver i want too play against real oponants maybee for 1 Dollar ore so could you recomend me something

[@playtoearnmeta]

With the 4 table cap on pokerstars are micros worth it anymore? Im talking about 2nl and 4 nl... hate that cap.

[@midnightrider9016]

You should change your name to catfish, your bottom feeding with all in preflop tactics on as many tables as you can keep up with. Anyone know where I can get a all in/fold bot?

[@danjones7561]

I don't know where you live, but in France we don't have such tables... it's like 90% regs on microstakes, even NL2

[@MrJabbafett]

Hit sets. Got it.

[@MrJam-jr9kv]

I play MTTs but been thinking of switching to some cash to buils roll

[@Lita-yr4wt]

yess awesome 👌

[@bozicbata2728]

on wich site do you play poker? wich one is the best?

[@TheBenLambert]

been in this position before and come up against trip Qs

[@gilbertsylvain7802]

I’m quite happy and surprised to come across your videos. I seem to relate so well to the way you present your tips. I’ve watched so many others’ videos Doug Polk, J Little, Split Suit Sweeney Ivey and Negreanu master class but yours are sinking in the best. Maybe I have just grown and advanced to a bit higher level and just beginning to really understand those ranges vs ranges. Nevertheless I’m excited.

[@rodneyhigginson323]

Cool, great video Nathan. Glad you explain the difference between "trips" and "sets", I didn't know, thanks. So I know this is an older video, but if you can, please refer me to some online poker sites to play at? Thanks once again.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

No prob, glad my poker videos are helping you! Trips is 3 of a kind using one of your hole cards. A set is 3 of a kind using both.

[@DerDude38]

One simple question about the first hand: without using a HUD or knowing the last played hands the CO could potentielly have QQ/44 after seeing how he played the preflop and flop or am I missing something about his range? Thanks btw for your content! It's super useful and well done :)

[@pngtr]

Also Nathan, I'm a Yank in France, what are the easiest sites that you know of that give rake and allow huds? Thanks

[@chrispee5786]

what site can i use to play micro and small stakes poker? i live in Colombia not sure if that changes anything?

[@pngtr]

Great vid. As for your range in these games where does that fall? Thanks, excellent.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

It's pretty tight, top 20% of hands in 6max. I have charts showing exactly what hands I play in my free poker cheat sheet, which is linked in the description.

[@pngtr]

@@BlackRain79Poker Yes, I got it, looks great thanks.

[@sidehustlesteve]

so just play and pocket pairs and wait for a set then bleed their chips?

[@mikehong2691]

This Strategy!-I'll Use@The Casino's Poker Rooms!&Win!-I Hope!&Thanks!-Nathan!-For The Ideas!&Good Luck!-To You!-Raymond "Mike" Hong!

[@JTbets81]

Another channel mention about 3betting and 4 betting (with A5s and say 89s)more to keep opponents of balance. In 5c 10c would that even make difference?

[@brothersvilla13]

Nice

[@karterkennedy2236]

Where can I play these online low stakes games in the usa

[@earsonlyaudio887]

I love this video. Flop sets, make money.

[@Anfield-bn3wg]

Hey guys I’m just getting into poker but I want to understand a little more. This video helped a lot but which table did he play fast abs which one did he play slow ? Thanks for the help in advance :)

[@JTMagXX]

What platform is this you’re playing? I’ll watch video again to see if you mention it, but I didn’t catch anything the first time

[@jlaux7]

I hear that trips vs set argument in casinos way too often. In annoys the shit out of me, but I guess I shouldn't complain because they're both punting their stacks off to me.

[@MrJoosebawkz]

what american site has $0.01/$0.02 stakes? just curious about trying it

[@petersatterthwaite8075]

Just someone else trying to sell their poker books cos that's how they make money, not playing but selling

[@akiblue]

Yes, this strategy would work, with this one player specifically. Not many people would go all in with this hand, only on free rolls and play money. So, the strategy is to play hundreds of tables until you find this one guy.

[@elpapito24529]

I laughed so much when he started mimicking recreational players

[@MrDavePed]

I used to play more aggressively at the button, even going all in more at the button.. simply because it had an advantage but.. a big part of the button advantage is the advantage to fold. So then more carelessness because you can fold is just more carelessness. To use the full advantage of the button position you have to be willing to fold. Going all in at the button prematurely, simply because you have the best position negates all your advantage that you have at the button.

[@viking6985]

lol you have a lot of things to learn

[@Analyseis]

Dear BlackRain79, First, let me say that I truly appreciate the content you create and the valuable insights you provide to the poker community. I have a question that I ask with genuine curiosity and good intentions, and I hope you understand my skepticism. I've noticed that many successful poker players, who seemingly have earned enough money to live a luxurious lifestyle in another country, still invest considerable time and effort into creating KZbin content, blogs, courses, and other marketing endeavors. I am curious to know what motivates you and others like you to dedicate so much time to these activities when you have already achieved significant financial success through poker. Please know that my intentions are not to offend or question your dedication to the game, but rather to understand the driving forces behind these decisions. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this matter. Thank you for your time, and I wish you continued success in your poker journey.

[@RaiderDeEd]

I have been thinking about the same thing for a while. From where I stand, I think it is because the passive income. You could earn a lot through just a single tournament or a good hand. But if you spend all that money, I mean, you should get my point. For the sake of continue earning some income through the poker tables, you have to actively be grinding. If you can pair that with creating content like KZbin or a podcast, or putting your ideas in a book, now you have a side activity that could bring you some money. You could even chose learn to invest in the stock market or the real estates. At the end, it’s what you do with your time and money that will make the difference.

[@artificeartifice9061]

what poker room do you play in?

[@vladimirelgrande754]

!HELL YEAH

[@ygg9888]

How about : optimally finding the fish, developing the patience to wait for these kinds of spots, overthinking everything, tolerating boredom, plus everything contextual... Why am I having such a hard time falling back to the BASICS, micros being ABC poker? Damn... Thanks Nathan.

[@jackstuke9581]

Hit sets won money. Nice

[@volkancelik9040]

hey Nathan. Which poker room is this

[@kuutso1197]

Why not just match the seat5 stack size on the flop?

[@StreetSoulLover]

And this is why the micro-stakes tables on Stars are full of Russian and Belarussian nits...they are grinding out income, I don't want to play against those players, I wanna play against soft fat crap players at the local casino and make bank! Find the games you can win!

[@fazzolarijames]

This is so true

[@terencehill3972]

It's pretty easy to avoid /outplay them actually. They are like dumb robots

[@hazardousone2946]

What game is this?

[@pot_kivach160]

How can an average human playing 24 tables at a time?? Even 16 tables? I do not get it. Anyone?

[@thediesel387]

I wish I knew myself. If I were to play more than 2 tables I'd be overwhelmed. There are time limits that I wouldn't always be able to keep up with.

[@HystoriaReiss]

What do you usualy do for a session? you mark 3-5h and play that or more , or you just aim for a goal and whenever u get it you stop ?

[@billymabum3514]

I do 3 hrs but if I treble my buy in I leave

[@RAINMAKER213]

What game app or download is this game

[@jiujitsu_and_Trucking]

What website can you find these games?

[@Knotwiler]

Do you live in Bangkok ? I can recognize that Mahanakhon building.

[@treasuredavis3141]

What site is this to play online for real money?

[@arronabs]

What site you poker play online???

[@bobthedj6992]

5:30 “all sorts of superstitious hands” I would never play like that but 69 never fails

[@danielbrunsch4196]

A5 and AQ were very likely hands too tho, weren't they

[@timeofdevelopment8054]

pls give me name of site for play it

[@kaharismith9276]

Does anyone know which poker app this is?

[@shtcoinmaxi1367]

I miss 2004-2008 of party poker...easiest money ever

[@aareyes06]

I made some good money in micro stakes while in college :) those were the best times

[@freddunn674]

Looking for a poker agent to make some extra money

[@robjelley1138]

Where do you find games that easy? Playing 1c,2c and it’s never this easy 😂

[@im_jenkins]

What’s a trustworthy poker platform/site?

[@arminomidvar381]

what website or software is this?

[@Bladeguy99]

Where is rhe best place to play online in the U.S.?

[@honestlynate7922]

Sucks. I'm in Massachusetts so I can't play online poker I have to wait until I can go to the casino once a week to play.

[@jeffsorilla023]

hello sir, may I know what site you are playing?

[@jeffsorilla023]

what poker sites do you recommend to play low stakes bet?

[@TechTop5Hub]

I play on Bovada, anyone play on that site. Any other sites I should play on?

[@MrDavePed]

I play a session with the objective being to gain 20 big blinds. That's $2 on a 5/10 boost table. Some days I might win five or six sessions with zero losses that way. Helps me avoid fatigue tilting and gives me a simple and attainable objective. If you are having trouble 'playing until you lose' too often because you can't tell when you are no longer playing your 'A game' due to fatigue or impatience.. this might help a lot.

[@hostly568]

Is this realy game thatu can earn

[@donaldshotts4429]

I've been playing off & on at Bovada/Bodog since 2005 and the SNGs are about as good as ever. My goal was 60 games in December and I made $840 ($14 per). So far in January I've made $498 in 19 games ($26.21 per) which is crazy. The problem is staying disciplined by limiting/avoiding cash games, blackjack, and sports betting.

[@abigaelsalaton2516]

Which app is this?

[@MrGambitttt]

Getting $20 a day at these stakes is extremely high, isn’t it? Even at 2,000 hands a day, on a single table your win rate would have to be 50bb/100 (essentially impossible today) to reach a measly $20. Am I missing something?

[@TonyEnglandUK]

No, you aren't.

[@Melvinvanharn]

I used to 8 table at Ultimate Bet between 2006 and 2009 and made roughly that amount of money, probably playing 4 or 5 hours a day. People in general now are much better than they were 15 years ago. The idea of "set mining" is not exactly new, and was a common tactic back in the day as well. And you have to ask yourself-is set mining against donks, to make $4/hour, worth your time?

[@Bozogumps]

Well it's not high if your playing multiple tables

[@danecollins7884]

what poker site is this?

[@thefinalantagonist]

What site is this

[@Stylez777]

I actually cannot stand the variance in these low stakes games. You can sit and play and win a little here little there but then get busted on a hand just like this where you make the set some person goes crazy and catches a 4 card flush or busts your set with a terrible hand and you end up losing 10x more than you won playing "right" for hours. I get % and math and odds over the long haul but a few bad hands can really put you behind.

[@Mega_Anterion]

Website?

[@0Apostata0]

Like you hit a set every time you play pockets.

[@gary2332roth]

I just hit a set and they called high bets hitting the flush on the river.

[@THE-RED-LETTER-PROJECT]

I can go a week without my pocket pairs without hitting a set. What world are you living in.

[@EL-em3mn]

Yup. Thought that was just me. I think the stats say you hit the set 1 out of 7 or 8 flops. Apparently these stats were not generated from my experience

[@dexterduncombe7156]

Am in the Bahamas how can I join

[@chad0x]

Would take a lot of hours to make $20 a day at 2nl. Surely better to build your roll til you are playing 25nl then you only need to stack someone once a day to make your money?

[@lucashatt8871]

fold, fold, fold and wait for the nuts to bet... or should i try some bluffs. today only 1 out of 50 hands i have something, the 49 times justo crap. should i just fold all those hands_

[@cennon]

What poker sites are best in America? Because lots of them have too many tight players. And what about collusion between 2 or more people? There's hustlers everywhere, so this would give a solo player a huge disadvantage.

[@ghislainpitre7031]

and how can you collude when you merely have time to think about your hand? You gonna have the time to write the guy "hey, dude, fold! i have KK"?

[@cennon]

@@ghislainpitre7031 there's like 80,000 ways for people to text chat, or they could be playing on their phones right next to each other.