If you are a poker fanatic or you think you have become a poker pro, I think it is time you tried propping. As a prop you can earn far much more than you could ever make from playing as an ordinary player. So stop worrying about the bills for a while and get to doing what you enjoy while earning at the same time. You can still be a prop for your poker room where you are already signed in as a player. Working as a prop is not free of charge as such but you need to give out something like a prop fee before you can start working which will be used to calculate your earnings at the end of the day, week or month depending on the site.
When you want to sign up as a prop, you pay a certain amount of money usually called rake. Basically that is all they would require from you before you start working. Whatever you earn from the games you play is all yours and you do not have to give it to the poker room now that you are an employee. All loses are also yours and not of the poker room you work for. So, if you play well and win you can actually make additional money on top of what you make as a prop.
Since your pay comes from your rake, I suggest you look for a poker room with a fair deal on rake and a good percentage so that you can make as much as possible. Different poker sites offer different rates of rake and rakeback so search well before getting engaged. You can also consider a site with fewer numbers of props because when you are many, you may be paid less as compared to when there are a few of you. Also make sure you sign up with a firm that will allow you to stop working at will as need arises. It should no be something to tie you up.
Apart from the start up fee, there are other costs that you may incur and they do not necessarily need to be money. Propping requires you to give some of your precious time perhaps every week to sign in and work. This is not easy because you may be needed to that at odd times. Sitting and waiting for a player to come is not easy and basically that is what you will be expected to do. There are also rules to be followed. You may also be asked to leave a table you are making a lot of cash from anytime. The best thing is that the more you play the more you make hence no restrictions.
