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  #1 Pete Edwards on 22 Mar 12

   

  Most gamblers, including online poker players are very well conscious of the prop bet and many are a lot more willing to prop bet than make an actual bet at a casino or by using a bookmaker.
  So what is a prop bet? Well to begin with the term "prop" has been truncated from the word "proposition". It takes place generally during an competition (usually some form of gambling game) where a bet is placed that will not directly affect the result of said event. For example a bet can be placed in which cards will come out on a flop, however the winner of that bet may not always win the hand - or the flop will not determine the ultimate winner from the hand.
  
  The prop bet in poker, however is actually widely used for its additional definition and that is the dare issue. The bet is on whether the person taking a dare will achieve success or crash the challenge and get paid or not for that reason.
  A number of the funnier props betting in the poker game have included high profile names. Howard Lederer once was stunted to eat a sloppy, fried burger and as a vegetarian the adversary imagined there was no way Lederer would accept. Nevertheless he gave in and instantly wolfed down a big cheeseburger, collecting his $10,000 compensation.
  
  Doyle Brunson is known as the King of the Prop Bet. He tried and failed on various occasions to lose weight as part of prop betting. However in 2003 he was offered 10/1 odds on a $100,000 bet to finally weigh under 300lbs. He did it and received a cool $1 million dollars!
  
  Whenever these bets go wrong anybody accepting the dare can take a massive loss in the billfold. Mike "The Mouth" Matusow lamented that his competition on a weight-loss pro bet dare deceived him into believing that he was going to lose. Mike eased up on the dieting and was nipped at the finishing line.
  
  Probably my favorite prop betting reports must be the well known "Breast Bet". Brian Sembic was offered one hundred grand to get breast implants. After much trepidation and reluctance, he gave in to the proposition and went under the knife. He got up with a healthy 36C chest and $100,000 in his bank account. The weird and odd twist to this scenario is that gossip has it he never had them taken out, despite winning the bet!
  
  A prop betting report would not be complete without having a little Johnny Moss, winner from the first World Series of Poker. Right after a substantially long evening of drinking in a local bar he was challenged by a large fellow to a bar fight. Johnny with his beer goggles securely in position, looked the challenger up and down and got an insane illusion that he could beat him. Moss's cronies were never the ones to miss out on an opportunity to take a bet offered him 15/1 that he couldn't beat out his assailant. Moss assaulted the individual with a sucker punch from behind that just grazed the hulk. Johnny ended up being going to the hospital and later on remarked that, "15 to 1 was too irresistable to resist".
  
  In the poker world betting on every little thing and anything that absolutely nothing to do with the game of poker itself is now typical. However if someone is really interested in placing a bet on yourself with extremely good odds, try BubbleProtection (He has been Torching His Dough! Folding On-line poker is actually for Losers) it is a poker tool that is going to smooth out the troughs in your bankroll, make it easier to play in more matches and cash more frequently so that you could possibly keep making all these prop bets.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Most gamblers, including online poker players are very well conscious of the prop bet and many are a lot more willing to prop bet than make an actual bet at a casino or by using a bookmaker.<br />So what is a prop bet? Well to begin with the term "prop" has been truncated from the word "proposition". It takes place generally during an competition (usually some form of gambling game) where a bet is placed that will not directly affect the result of said event. For example a bet can be placed in which cards will come out on a flop, however the winner of that bet may not always win the hand - or the flop will not determine the ultimate winner from the hand.<br /><br />The prop bet in poker, however is actually widely used for its additional definition and that is the dare issue. The bet is on whether the person taking a dare will achieve success or crash the challenge and get paid or not for that reason. <br />A number of the funnier props betting in the poker game have included high profile names. Howard Lederer once was stunted to eat a sloppy, fried burger and as a vegetarian the adversary imagined there was no way Lederer would accept. Nevertheless he gave in and instantly wolfed down a big cheeseburger, collecting his $10,000 compensation.<br /><br />Doyle Brunson is known as the King of the Prop Bet. He tried and failed on various occasions to lose weight as part of prop betting. However in 2003 he was offered 10/1 odds on a $100,000 bet to finally weigh under 300lbs. He did it and received a cool $1 million dollars! <br /><br />Whenever these bets go wrong anybody accepting the dare can take a massive loss in the billfold. Mike "The Mouth" Matusow lamented that his competition on a weight-loss pro bet dare deceived him into believing that he was going to lose. Mike eased up on the dieting and was nipped at the finishing line. <br /><br />Probably my favorite prop betting reports must be the well known "Breast Bet". Brian Sembic was offered one hundred grand to get breast implants. After much trepidation and reluctance, he gave in to the proposition and went under the knife. He got up with a healthy 36C chest and $100,000 in his bank account. The weird and odd twist to this scenario is that gossip has it he never had them taken out, despite winning the bet!<br /><br />A prop betting report would not be complete without having a little Johnny Moss, winner from the first World Series of Poker. Right after a substantially long evening of drinking in a local bar he was challenged by a large fellow to a bar fight. Johnny with his beer goggles securely in position, looked the challenger up and down and got an insane illusion that he could beat him. Moss's cronies were never the ones to miss out on an opportunity to take a bet offered him 15/1 that he couldn't beat out his assailant. Moss assaulted the individual with a sucker punch from behind that just grazed the hulk. Johnny ended up being going to the hospital and later on remarked that, "15 to 1 was too irresistable to resist".<br /><br />In the poker world betting on every little thing and anything that absolutely nothing to do with the game of poker itself is now typical. However if someone is really interested in placing a bet on yourself with extremely good odds, try BubbleProtection (<a href="http://en.netlog.com/loAmaliaBegernsoardo/blog/blogid=7488367" rel="nofollow">He has been Torching His Dough! Folding On-line poker is actually for Losers</a>) it is a poker tool that is going to smooth out the troughs in your bankroll, make it easier to play in more matches and cash more frequently so that you could possibly keep making all these prop bets.</div>

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