Poker Prop Articles

PokerProps.com has an extensive archive of helpful poker propping articles that may be of help or interest to your poker propping.

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Apr 10

Forex Trading for Poker Props April 10, 2013 It is a generally accepted fact that poker props are on average more than decent online poker players. Of course, they're not the best of the best but in order to be able to take full advantage of the perks of poker propping, one needs to possess a..

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Apr 5

What does Poker Propping have in Common with Binary Options Trading? April 5, 2013 The father of modern poker strategy, the mad genius of poker, Mike Caro, has come up with a new theory in regards to how players can better the decisions that they make at the green felt. Apparently, this theory is all about viewing poker as a..

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Oct 17

Preying on the Pocket Rockets October 17, 2011 Pocket rockets: the best starting hand in poker. For savvy poker props, pocket rockets mean more than that though: they represent an opportunity to take down a massive pot. In poker there are always players who make it quite obvious for their..

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Oct 17

Hand Control for Poker Props (part 4) October 17, 2011 As said in the previous piece, the hero stood to lose about $45 at most, but having control of the hand, he gave himself the chance to felt his opponent which he eventually did. The fact that luck was heavily involved in the outcome of the hand..

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Oct 17

Hand control for poker props (part3) October 17, 2011 In my previous article, I've sketched up an example which has the hero (our poker prop of course) hitting a boat on the turn against his opponent's set. Now that our hero has the nuts pretty much, he has full and utter control of the hand. It is..

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Oct 17

Hand Control for Poker Props – Part 2 October 17, 2011 The one factor that outweighs all others when it comes to hand control is to have more information than your opponent. The player who knows something his peers don't will always have control in the hand regardless of whether or not he's an..

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Oct 17

Hand Control for Poker Props October 17, 2011 Most poker props will play NL Holdem or at least they will be looking to play NL Holdem. It is the most popular poker variant and the most popular betting structure. Poker props may be forced to play PLO or Omaha Hi/Lo instead, but whenever..

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Oct 10

Fix Your Ailing Redline – Position October 10, 2011 Your red line is hurt by a whole bunch of factors, among which playing hands out of position is quite probably one of the biggest. Telling you not to play out of position may indeed seem like beating a dead horse, and a good player should know all..

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Oct 10

Table Selection Tips for Poker Props (part 3) October 10, 2011 In our last article we discussed how those who played without the auto-top-up option on were likely to be fish. The reasoning behind this conclusion is an obvious one: good players know that they can secure certain edges over their opponents and..

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Oct 10

Table Selection Tips for Poker Props (part 2) October 10, 2011 Poker props have to deal with quite a handicap when it comes to table selection. The propping rules forbid them to join tables which are already full, therefore sitting idle and observing a table for a while before taking a seat is not exactly an..

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Oct 10

Table Selection Tips for Poker Props October 10, 2011 When it comes to table selection, it's not a secret that poker props are somewhat limited by the poker propping rules of the sites they play at. Still, in this day and age, with the online poker tables becoming tougher and tougher to beat all the..

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Oct 10

Fix Your Red Line – Play Fewer Tables October 10, 2011 When you're a poker prop and you're enjoying copious amounts of rakeback, it is often tempting to put in as much volume as possible. What better way is there, when it comes to volume than to play multiple tables? Multi-tabling presents quite a few..

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Oct 3

Getting Paid on Big Hands October 3, 2011 Once you’ve hit a big hand it’s easy to get paid – anyone can tell you that. Poker props know however that things are not quite that simple. It’s only beginners who think that way. Take set-mining for instance. Beginners..

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Oct 3

Bluffing With a Made Hand October 3, 2011 When playing poker all day like most poker props do, you get into a whole bunch of extremely peculiar situations. Turning a made hand into a bluff can be such a situation. Sometimes, the move is a grievous mistake, especially when it’s..

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Oct 3

Are You a TAG Fish? (part 2) October 3, 2011 Being a TAG fish can be quite a drain on a poker prop’s earnings, in fact it can get so bad it can completely deny the advantages offered by the generous rakeback. Here are a few TAG fish symptoms to help you check whether or not you’re..

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Oct 3

Are You a TAG Fish? October 3, 2011 Many players who find it difficult to break even or to turn a profit without enjoying the benefits of a great poker prop deal are members of a growing group of online players: the TAG fish. TAG fish can’t make a profit despite the fact that..

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Oct 3

Catching a Bluff October 3, 2011 We all like to bust bluffs, don’t we? Not only does the catching of one’s opponent with his/her pants down offer a weird kind of extremely fulfilling satisfaction, keeping the opposition honest is also a financially rewarding move. The..

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Sep 26

How to Improve Your Redline? September 26, 2011 Now that you know what causes your downward-sloping redline, we can take a look at what you can actually do to improve things. Pick your c-betting spots with more care. If you’re faced with a calling station, you should probably cut back..

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Sep 26

Your Redline and Your Non-Showdown Winnings – part 2 September 26, 2011 So far, we’ve made it clear that a sharply downward sloping redline is caused by one thing: by the putting of money into the pot and then folding. In this piece will take a look at a few of the actual mistakes players commit to destroy their..

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Sep 26

Your Redline and Your Non-Showdown Winnings September 26, 2011 I suppose it’s safe to assume that those who become poker props are more than mere recreational players. By taking advantage of the best rake rebate deals out there, poker props create unparalleled odds for themselves, odds which most often..

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Sep 26

More Win-rate Killing Mental Mistakes September 26, 2011 We have previously covered pretty much all of the most common mental mistakes responsible for the killing of the win-rate of poker players in general and poker props in particular. We do have a responsibility to take things all the way though and..

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Sep 19

Mistakes Poker Props Make to Kill Their Win Rates September 19, 2011 The fact alone that you enjoy the benefits of out-of-this-world rakeback does not mean that you shall automatically become a long-term winner when you begin poker propping. Unlike thin-value situations – which do not drain your win-rate,..

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Sep 19

Thin Value Spots Poker Props May Overlook (part 2) September 19, 2011 Squeezing extra profits out of thin value situations is obviously advanced strategy. Those who become decent at exploiting the thin value are wining players, who aim to get even more out of the time they spend at the tables. While poker props..

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Sep 19

Thin Value Spots Poker Props May Overlook September 19, 2011 What exactly is a ‘thin value spot’? The thin value spot is an opportunity to fire out a bet (also known as a ‘thin value bet’), usually on the river, that will win you a pot you would otherwise be quite ready to relinquish...

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Sep 12

Poker Prop Strategy – Tournament Action (part 3) September 12, 2011 One of the main problems that poker props are confronted with is manufactured winning streaks. Of course, while some poker props may venture onto the tournament tables, the majority of them will toil away at the cash tables. Having a massive..

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Sep 12

Poker Prop Strategy – Tournament Action (part 2) September 12, 2011 It is now clear that being a ‘fox’ is more lucrative than being a ‘farmer’ when it comes to tournament strategy, but the problem is that being a player who always goes for all the marbles is much more complicated than it..

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Sep 12

Poker Prop Strategy – Tournament Action (part 1) September 12, 2011 Some poker prop rooms – not all of them – give their players prop rakeback on the tournament fees they pay too. One must understand though that the primary role poker rooms have in mind for their poker props is generally not tournament..

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Sep 12

Poker Prop Strategy – Who Wins at Poker (part 2) September 12, 2011 At low stakes levels, being a long-term winner is quite an impossible feat in live poker and a pretty tough one in online poker. Poker propping will help those marginal guys hit the + side of the red line though, but online only. Live players will..

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Sep 12

Poker Prop Strategy – Who wins at Poker? September 12, 2011 If one were to believe all the bragging and showboating that goes on at various message boards and online poker forums, one would think everyone does. The sad truth is different though. Obviously, it’s a mathematical fact that there are more..

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Sep 12

The Good and the Evil of Poker Propping September 12, 2011 For a layman, being a poker prop might seem like the embodiment of online poker paradise: one doesn’t just get to play rake-free, he might even get to be paid to do his favorite thing… after all, if playing poker is all you ever do,..