[harrypalmer]

nobody will probably believe me but I started playing poker a year ago and after playing play money games for a couple months, I got word of a free roll and decided to play. I placed in the free roll and got paid $8.00. I started with my 8 playing .25/.50 no limit games and sooner than i knew it my bank roll was up to about $200.

I kept grinding .25/.50 games for a couple of months and made a cash out for $1500.00. I then moved up to .50/1.00 games and over the course of four months my bank had swelled to $5,000. I experiecned about $1,000 loss the next month and ever since then I haven't looked back.

My bank roll from the initial $8.00 that I won is now nearly $16,000. In addition to this I have used about $4,000 to buy new furniture & vactions. I keep a working bank roll of about $5,000 and I usually sit in 1.00/2.00 & 2.00/4.00 no limit games. I play well below my bank roll but I always keep in perspective how much a $15.00 pot meant to me in the beginning.

Like I said no one will probably believe this because sometimes barely believe it myself.

Thanks
Harry