becoming a prop
 

I see in sites that you can 4 table 1/2 limit and can make approximately 28 per hour which is pretty good. Any negatives to being a prop? I know you have to play shorthanded games etc but wouldn't there be sites where there are just not enough players for me to 4 table?

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even at more than 100% four tables of $1/$2 limit poker is more like $15 dollars per hour.

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they say show it ranging from 18-32 per hour.

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It depends on the site. Most sites dont have a drop if there is no flop betting. There are sites that drop as soon as the SB is called and there is a flop. It changes the math quite a bit.

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Many of the sites you can play on are very short on actual customers (which is why they need props) and you end up playing against other very decent prop players.

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wow theres so little players there. How can i even play on those sites whens theres like nobodoy playing 1/2 fixed?

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Most sites that want props either have very very few players or only want props that will play mid to high stakes. So if you are a small stakes limit player there aren't a lot of good propping options. You can prop small stakes NL pretty easily though.

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its like a ghostown in those sites. I see some 1 or 2 players in 3/6 fixed just WAITING. Guess i wouldnt wanna do this

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You'd be surprised at how much some props make each week at these "ghost towns".

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i checked those sites out like 4 of them really and downloaded their software. There were only 2 of them that really had some players... at least 1000 players. The other 2 had about 350-450 only. Most of the players were either play chips or 0.05/0.10 NL [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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All you need is 1-9 for 1 table or 4-36 for four tables [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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i am confused with what you mean with 1-9

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players

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sit at a table and see what happens!

that is what props do...they start games.

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but there just arent enough games. Are there just few props? One site had like 1 game of 3/6 with 1 player sitting. There were NO other fixed limit games at all!

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one of the bigger sites wants you to prop limit games 3/6 and higher and play omaha and stud, mind you both omaha and stud games for 100 percent rb.

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one of the bigger sites wants you to prop limit games 3/6 and higher and play omaha and stud, mind you both omaha and stud games for 100 percent rb.

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that sounds interesting, could you provide some more info on that, scorer?

thanks a lot

wolf

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You'd be surprised at how much some props make each week at these "ghost towns".

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Can we have some insight on this???

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From my fixed limit propping experience.... 3/6 paid 15-20 cents per hand. 5/10 paid 25-30 cents per hand. It's a LOT of money but keep in mind these are usually hands against other props and 1 or 2 customers.

I quit it to learn NL but am thinking of going back just because I miss the insanity of short handed fixed limit holdem a bit.

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can you sit at a table and play head up? that is what props do! they start games for the sites that pay them sometimes more than the site collects!

unless you sit at the tables and make the games happen? you are a customer...you want to go and sit at games that already exist...that is why the site is paying you extra. they want you to sit and make games for customers.

i don't mean to be rude, because it seems you haven't looked through the eyes of the sites at all. if you want to make a lot of money propping, just make sure your puter has enough memory to have several sites open, and play a couple rakeback sites and sit at a couple tables or play a little short handed at prop sites until more people come to the tables...people really will come and play with you!

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people regularly earn $2500 a week in prop pay. there are hundreds who earn over $300 per week.

as you become a better prop, you will find the better gigs. prop programs want to make sure you are polite at the table and follow any rules about starting a new table and asking for help getting a game going when a game tries to start.

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2500 a week? I am assuming this is like at least 8000+ hands at 5/10 and up?

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How does one go about becoming a prop player? Simply email the pokerrooms?

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I did. But the 4 pokerrooms that they told me of did not have much players and i mean its like a ghosttown. Sure theres props there but when theres only 2 fixed limit games going on... thats not cool

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There's a lot more than 2 fixed limit games going on at *most* sites that use props.

There are some where most of the play is NL/PL also.