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Poker is an option, and although it seems to be possibly the best option assuming youre a good player there is also bad beats and occasional bad reads to account for.

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Play short stacked NL.

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I agree. Go to the MGM and buy in for $80-$100 at a $1/$2 NL game and just play tight and wait for a monster hand. Preflop raises there are typically $15 if you want to thin the field any. So, with a short stack, you'll want to wait for a premium hand to play, no speculating.