Poker Prop Blog
Some of the prop deals on offer are from sites which only feature the deal for a limited time. Apparently, these sites only need a few more players to round up their prop crew, and they want a better control over how many people sign up for the..
It is absolutely, positively of utmost importance that you make sure you read all the terms of a poker prop deal before signing up for it. There are subtleties that may change the deal a lot as a whole, and you can’t afford not to take those..
If you break the prop rules, you will earn a warning from the Shift Manager and upon repeatedly breaking them, you may lose your prop profits. Other than that, if you abuse the scheme in any way, either through collusion or through any other means,..
As we've already discussed on the pages of this site, some poker prop sites will allow their props to participate in some of the promotions. What kind of promotions offer you the best value as a prop player though?The answer to that is quite..
Yes, you probably can. The policies that most prop sites push in this respect are generally about not allowing their props to play full tables ONLY. That means if all the tables you're playing at fill up, you'll have to open a new table. When that..
Poker props are normally not allowed to participate in any of the promotions offered by their poker rooms. That doesn’t mean however that they can never ever take advantage of a promotion. Some poker rooms allow their props to participate in..
How do you find out how much rake you earn as a poker prop? Some online poker rooms offer their players live stats, so basically all you need to do is to check your stats there. Other poker rooms transfer your rakeback into your real money account..
Seating rules represent an extremely important part of every poker prop deal. They can actually make or break the deal for you. Say you’re a good heads-up player and you count on the fact that you can generate humongous amounts of rake at the..
Some poker props only find out upon sign-up that at the poker room which gives them the prop deal, they already have a player account. In such cases, they’re naturally looking to convert their existing accounts into prop ones. While in most..
Every now and then, special poker prop deals become available at your prop provider. This is why you should check back as often as possible as you may miss out on these deals. What’s so special about these prop deals? They’re usually..
When you’re planning on signing up for a poker prop deal, it is important that you shop around and that you find a site which you absolutely trust. There are poker prop sites out there which offer rakeback deals too, and if you’re..
Shift managers are not only there to see who’s propping and who’s not. The reason you have to check in with them when you start a poker propping session is that they need to know who’s propping so that they can keep track of you...
Poker prop deals are usually advertised through the highest possible percentage they offer. This is why it is extremely important that you read all the details provided by your prop site before signing up for a deal. Never sign up based on the..
While generally speaking poker prop sites do not make their promotions available to their prop players, there are exceptions. Some sites allow their prop players to take part in all the promotions they run (in which case prop players can check the..
Playing at a poker room which has tons of fish at its tables is always a pleasure. That remains valid for poker props too. Sure, you get the outstanding rakeback anyway, which means you can basically afford to be a slight loser and still finish the..
As a poker prop, you should always pay attention to the quality of software the prop room features. Software quality is generally important as it directly impacts gameplay and the whole online poker experience, but it carries special significance..
Poker props do not have to pay any sort of fees to be accepted as a prop. Their sole obligation concerns the propping rules which have to be followed strictly at all times. Poker props are the ones who get paid when a poker room accepts them. When..
Don’t listen to what anybody tells you: if you’re a poker prop, you will have to play in short handed games and therefore you should be good at short handed play. Almost none of the rooms offering poker prop deals allow their props to..
While most poker prop rooms do not alow prop players to participate in any of the promotions offered, there are a few exceptions. Some rooms will allow poker props to take part in some of the promotions, while others will let them play in all the..
Would be prop players often consider that if they sign up to a deal, they will definitely land in a recently launched poker room, with very few players. Since player traffic is a pretty important factor in determining the overall value of a prop..
As a poker prop, your ultimate goal is to make as much money as possible, in the shortest possible time. That objective has to guide your every move at table. In a word: you need to be a lean, mean poker propping machine. Here’s a short..
One of the most basic chat rules for online poker props states that the prop cannot fill the other players in on his special status, under any circumstances. That’s right: the other players are not allowed to know that you’re a prop...
Prop deals come in all shapes and forms and besides the prop restrictions, there are quite a few other factors that will make or break value in the deal. Some poker prop deals only offer the advertised rakeback percentage on certain limits. Others..
An exclusive prop deal is a deal which is only offered by one poker prop/rakeback provider. An exclusive poker prop deal carries extra value for players because of the fact that it limits the number of poker props and thus makes it easier for props..
Because prop players are paid through rakeback, the way the room calculates their individual rake contributions is extremely important for them. There are three basic ways poker rooms use to calculate your contributed rake and thus your rakeback..
When you’re about to join an online poker room as a poker prop, there are a set of factors you should add to your check-list. The regular (non-prop) traffic that the room gets should be near the top of your check-list. Your primary role as a..
That question is quite difficult to answer. I’d say, no, definitely, there are poker sites out there which do not have props at their tables, but due to the nature of the poker prop deal and the special status of the poker prop, it’s..
That question there is one that we’re asked all the time. It is quite a delicate issue indeed. You see, players want to make more money and more rakeback all the time, and getting paid for playing or even playing rake free can be an extremely..
As a poker prop, more often than not, you won't be allowed to take advantage of any of the promotions offered by the prop room. That usually includes the sign up bonus too. Being shut out of some promotions is something would be props could..
Among the restrictions a prop deal will feature, signing in with the shiftmanager before you embark on a propping session usually tops the list. Why are these poker rooms so keen on having players sign in with the shiftmanager? And who is the..
You probably know about the fact that prop rooms limit the number of prop players at their tables. This is one of the reasons why props need to sign in with the shiftmanager before they begin playing: there's no way for a poker prop to recognize..
Poker props are usually not allowed to join a queue waiting for a seat to free up at a full table. This one is kind of self explanatory if you’re in the know about what a poker prop’s role should be. The prop is getting paid to generate..
This one’s a no brainer really. As the poker room’s virtual employee, you have to behave in a manner that upholds the values the poker room promotes.
Since your task is to help draw in player traffic, the last thing you want to do is..
Why should you hire any props to begin with? Obviously, you need props in order to get things rolling at your poker room. Like it or not, if you start up a fresh poker room, chances are you simply won't get enough traffic to allow it to take off by..
Probably yes. Though there are restrictions that come with the poker prop deals, experience shows that most players who are marginal or even not so marginal losers before, become winners thanks to the prop deals they sign up for. Due to the..
Sure, that's exactly what the prop deals which offer you 100% rakeback mean. You may have played rake free in the play money games that you used to practice on before you moved on to real money, but that was nowhere close to the real deal. These..
Once you start playing as a poker prop, you're going to get hooked on the deal. The huge rakeback percentages offered will most probably turn you into a winner and it's really easy to get hooked on something you actually enjoy doing. In time..
That's a question many would be poker props ask me. How is it that I can't see the site's name until I sign up? I bet there's something shady about the whole setup...
Well, there isn't anything shady about it. The truth is, you can't see the..
That depends a lot on your individual playing style, your strengths and weaknesses and on what you feel comfortable with. I'll tell you where I'd prop, and where I do in fact currently prop. I prop at a site that has lax restrictions. That's..
You might want to think about that again. Sure, the 100% and over 100% rakeback looks enticing, but there's a a small catch in it. The restrictions. They may not be significant (at least in some of the cases) but you sure as hell can't just shrug..
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