Live Poker Prop Players?

#1 24th May 2010, 6:02 PM

A live poker room near me is advertising on Craigslist to hire graveyard shift poker props to keep their games going. Opinions on this?:

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/fbh/1747186105.html

#2 24th May 2010, 6:25 PM

Nice to see a local Sacramento player on these boards!

That's a tough shift to be workin'.. I don't know if I could even stay focused. How much time do you put in live right now? If you can work that schedule and already put in a lot of hours during the week and your bankroll is sufficient, I don't see why not!

Which cardroom around town is it? The only cardrooms that offer 1/3 are Limelight, Folsom Lake Bowl, Rancho, and Capitol maybe?

I think most other cardrooms have 2/3 instead.

#3 24th May 2010, 6:36 PM

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Originally Posted by sactokid544

Nice to see a local Sacramento player on these boards!

That's a tough shift to be workin'.. I don't know if I could even stay focused. How much time do you put in live right now? If you can work that schedule and already put in a lot of hours during the week and your bankroll is sufficient, I don't see why not!

Which cardroom around town is it? The only cardrooms that offer 1/3 are Limelight, Folsom Lake Bowl, Rancho, and Capitol maybe?

I think most other cardrooms have 2/3 instead.

Actually, I've only played live in Reno and home games. Only a couple times a year. Haven't played in Sac yet. Too wrapped up online.

I bet it's Capital. Limelight and Folsom have other income avenues.

#4 24th May 2010, 6:55 PM

Why are you not playing the live games around town?! There are so many bad players! I mean REALLY bad.

What NLHE stakes do you play online? If you are beating at least 25NL, you will crush 1/3 or 2/3 at any cardroom here in town..

#5 24th May 2010, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sactokid544

Why are you not playing the live games around town?! There are so many bad players! I mean REALLY bad.

What NLHE stakes do you play online? If you are beating at least 25NL, you will crush 1/3 or 2/3 at any cardroom here in town..

I play mostly SNG's. Was thinking about the Morning Minis at Lucky Derby. Only $17 or something.

#6 24th May 2010, 10:10 PM

lol $20/hr would be hella profitable to just sit there and play $1/$3 Full Ring and fold all night long, unless you're short handed then that kinda sucks

#7 25th May 2010, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Stick66

I play mostly SNG's. Was thinking about the Morning Minis at Lucky Derby. Only $17 or something.

Eh.. You'd be better off playing a $17 online SnG. Small buy-in tournaments around town have bad structures and are more of a crapshoot.

Unless, you like that sort of thing. But when it's a crapshoot and you are a good player, you lose your skill edge. You are better off playing cash or taking the $20/hr as a prop-player.

If you don't play cash at all though, would the cardroom still accept your poker resume? Or do they not care?

#8 25th May 2010, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by sactokid544

If you don't play cash at all though, would the cardroom still accept your poker resume? Or do they not care?

Hmmm. I guess they don't care about skills since they say in the ad "while learning new skills and improving your overall game".

I was just looking for opinions on the value ($20 p/hr graveyard while using your own roll). Plus I know that not everyone agrees on whether or not the existance of prop players at a room is desirable.

#9 25th May 2010, 5:27 PM

Just remember, as a prop player you will not get to choose which game you want to play in. You mainly will be required to get a table started (normally shorthanded) or jump into a game that is about to break. Being a prop is not as easy as just sitting back and earning your hourly rate.

#10 25th May 2010, 6:56 PM

sure sounds like a decent job, merge could use a few

#11 29th May 2010, 4:42 AM

Anyone else have opinions on this?

Value of the job and its conditions?

How about the morality of having "house" players?

#12 12th August 2010, 5:09 AM

I dont think prop players r a big deal. I see em all the time at Lucky Derby. My question is....why do casinos attempt to blend em in? They're so "camouflaged" it seems.

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