Quote Originally Posted by nice_aiau
Daven do u pay tax on your poker earnings?
i'm getting a legal opinion later this year from some big commercial law firm - expect it to cost a couple of buy-ins. The advice i have so far is that it's "gambling" and while i have a job it can be tax-free.

onto the op. Today = gold. First $1k day in ages, helped along immensely by my biggest ever pot vs a 70-30 fish-tard. Then it got kinda intense when i ended up covered by two other players, so i took red's advice and left. The month is going ok:
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP3 ($353.40)
CO ($100)
Button ($200)
Hero (SB) ($327.55)
BB ($100)
UTG ($420.30)
UTG+1 ($329.25)
MP1 ($200)
MP2 ($78)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9, 9
2 folds, MP1 raises to $3, 1 fold, MP3 calls $3, 2 folds, Hero calls $2.50, 1 fold

Flop: ($10) J, 2, 9 (3 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets $6, MP3 raises to $18, Hero raises to $42, 1 fold, MP3 raises to $142, Hero raises to $324.55 (All-In), MP3 calls $182.55

Turn: ($665.10) 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($665.10) 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $665.10 | Rake: $3

Results
Hero had 9, 9 (three of a kind, nines).
MP3 had 7, J (one pair, Jacks).
Outcome: Hero won $662.10