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Beating the rake in cash games

Cory — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:46:27 +0000

Submitted by Cory, this article belongs to the Poker Cash Games series. If you play in low stakes games, you need to be more aware of how the rake effects how you should play. My bread and butter game is currently $1-$2 no limit. One of the major reasons I’m able to come out ahead consistently in this game is because I’m always cognizant of how I need to adjust my strategy with the rake as a factor. Rooms vary significantly on how they get their cut, but if you’re playing in a low stakes live game, the rake is often going to be as much as 10% of the pot and this should help you beat it. This is how the rake in my favorite room works. If a flop is seen $4 gets dropped. It doesn’t matter if the pot is $10 or $100. Plus if you win a pot most times you’re going to tip $1. So, it costs you $5 to win a pot. Let’s say you lose $10 in a pot, you’ll need to win $15 to get even. This can be kind of tough. Here are some ways that will help you climb that mountain. Play even tighter from early position. Often times in cash games it’s pretty standard to limp from middle position with suited connectors and suited aces. Watch out though, in a small game this might not be a great idea. Even if your dream happens and you see a six way flop with 87S for just $2 you’re thinking that you’ve got $12 in the pot, remember you actually only have $8 in the pot and if you win and tip, it’s only $7. So even given your immediate pot odds 7:2 or 3.5:1 is just over half the price you were getting if you were in a game with no rake or tip. The even bigger problem is if you limped in with this hand from early or middle position, it’s going to be much more difficult for you to get the maximum value if you should flop big. If you flop the nuts, do you lead out? Do you check raise? Do you check call and lead the turn? Do you check call and try to check raise the turn? It’s very difficult not to completely polarize your range when playing out of position. On line the rake is more player friendly, generally running at about 5%. If you’re playing $1-$2 live, in order to match the 5% rake and tip, each pot you win will have to be $100 or more. If you can get the pot over $100, you’ve maxed out the rake and the additional money you win is free. That’s why if you’re going to play drawing hands, you must be in position so you have the best chance of building that huge pot when you flop the joint. The next thing is don’t worry so much about the small pots. If you’re playing […]

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High Pulse Poker rakeback and freerolls

Mark — Sat, 08 May 2010 07:08:28 +0000

This article belongs to the Poker Room series I recently came across High Pulse Poker and liked their approach to online poker. The following is a short review on High Pulse Poker, High Pulse Poker rakeback and High Pulse Poker freerolls. In addition you will find information on how to get the password for the 200$ “Welcome to High Pulse” freeroll hosted by my buddies at WOSB.com on Sunday the 9th of May at 20:00 GMT. In order to get the password for the 200$ High Pulse Poker Freeroll you need to sign up through The Poker BankRoll Blog for a High Pulse Poker account. By doing so you will automatically receive the best High Pulse Poker rakeback deal available (see details below) Create a High Pulse Poker account by clicking on this link: High Pulse Poker Remember to use the “pokerbrb” bonus code when you sign up to get the best High Pulse Poker rakeback deal To find the WOSB.com freeroll in the High Pulse software click “Tourneys” and then “Private” We will reveal the password for the WOSB “Welcome to High Pulse” 200$ freeroll 30 minutes before the freeroll starts at 21.00 (GMT+1) To get the password keep an eye on this forum thread on the PokerBRB and WOSB forum. High Pulse Poker is a new and ambitious Malta based poker site owned by Danish entrepreneurs. Their plan to improve the online poker experience by focusing 100% on a user friendly interface and a simple rakeback system. High Pulse Poker are building up their own poker network from scratch. Unfortunately High Pulse Poker will not be allowed for US players. High Pulse Poker rakeback will be paid out according to the following rakeback sheme: Weekly rake: 500$+ 50% rakeback Weekly rake: 100$-499$ 40% rakeback Weekly rake: 25$-99$ 30% rakeback Weekly rake: 5$-24$ 20% rakeback Weekly rake: under 5$ 10% rakeback High Pulse Poker freerolls every 15 minutes: $10 freeroll every 15 minutes $20 freeroll every hour $50 freeroll every day at 12:00, 18:00, 24:00, 06:00 (GMT + 1) $250 freeroll every day at 20:00 (GMT + 1) $500 freeroll every Sunday 20:00 (GMT + 1) $1000 freeroll every 1st of each month High Pulse Poker is currently running in beta-test mode Pending their Maltese license issue, High Pulse Poker is running in beta-test mode. Some software glitches are to be expected. As soon as they receive their license, all money won in beta-mode will be converted to real money which can be withdrawn. In order to withdraw your money, follow the simple steps below: 1) Validate your personal email account 2) Make a real money deposit of minimum 20 USD in order for us to verify where to transfer a cash out of Beta Winnings 3) You can cash out your ‘Beta Winnings’ immediately after making the 20 USD real money deposit 4) An official ‘cash out policy’ will be available upon Real Money Launch in 2010

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Rakeback – Shared method vs. Contributed method?

Jeffrey — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:12:33 +0000

First off all, poker rooms don’t tell you how much rake you pay when you sit at the table! You only see the total amount of rake taken out from each pot. To make sure you get the correct rakeback amount your individual rake payment is recorded, and rakeback is based on these calculations. There are two main ways that poker rooms use to calculate your individual rake payment; the shared method and the contributed method. Shared method: In the shared method, rake is alienated between all players that were dealt cards. Each player does not have to put money to the pot to get assigned rake, and it does not matter if you fold pre-flop! Contributed method: In the contributed method, players must put money into the pot to get assigned rake. The rake amount a player gets credited with is in proportion to the amount of his pot payment. The fact that you have a share in pots won by others, and ultimately paid some of the other guys’ rakes as well, doesn’t really matter, when it comes to calculating your own rakeback. It’s easy just play and your rakeback will grow hand by hand! Every player must have a rakeback deal, visit this site to get your own rakeback deal right now at Poker VIP Programs! You could be posting your articles on the Poker Bankroll Blog. Read all about it here.

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Rakeback vs. Poker Bonus, or both?

Jeffrey — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:10:51 +0000

This article is a part of the Poker Rakeback series. As an online poker player you constantly get different bonus offers and often you sign up for a bonus without really making sure how much rake you have to pay before you clear the bonus. We want you to choose a rakeback deal with a poker bonus included, so you get the best of everything! Today, almost every poker sites offer deposit bonuses and they usually include a percentage and a certain amount, for example, 100% up to $500. This means, that you have to deposit a certain amount and it will be matched with the same amount, not exceeding $500. Remember, if you deposit $200 you will receive a bonus of $200, and if you deposit $1,000 you will get a maximum bonus of $500. So make you sure deposit the right amount in the first place! Every bonus has a time limit The time limit is important if your bonus is paid in a onetime cash out, because you can lose the entire bonus if you do not pass it within the time limit. It is important that you check the requirements for the bonus in order to clear the bonus. Check the bonus requirement Sites like Party Poker use the points system based on how much you pay in rake. These points are often used as a bonus requirement; you have to play and collect a special amount of points in order to clear the bonus. Rakeback or Bonus? If you want to take full advantage of rakeback and bonuses, make sure you don’t choose one over the other. Find a way to make bonuses and rakeback work together. There are poker rooms out there that will not deduct your bonuses from your monthly gross revenue (the total amount you pay in rake), hence you will receive both rakeback and poker bonus. Signing up for a rakeback plan is a must for every online poker player. Signing for a rakeback deal that gives you credit for tourney fees and leaves your bonus money out of your rakeback calculations is the best way to go. If you are not too much into poker, you can always find nowe kasyna bez depozytu and try some other games like blackjack or baccarat. Written by Michael You could be posting your articles on the Poker Bankroll Blog. Read all about it here.

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Poker Bonus and Rakeback

Michael — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:45:03 +0000

This article is a part of the Poker Rakeback series. As a response to the article “10 Questions About Rakeback” I was asked whether a rakeback deal results in a forfeit of the poker room sign up and reload bonuses. This is actually not always the case, which makes a rakebackback deal even more valuable for you when building a online poker and online casino bankroll. I will elaborate on three of the bonuses given with a rakeback deal at PokerBRB. Inter Poker When signing up at Inter Poker you will be eligible for a 100% sign up bonus up to $500. All you need to do is download the software and type in the bonus code “SUPJUN” (the code for June 2008) and make a deposit. You will need to deposit $500 and earn 2500 MPPs. Full detail about the Inter Poker Rakeback can be found at PokerBRB. Celeb Poker The CelebPoker sign up Promotion is a 200% bonus up to €500. The bonus release is €10 for every €50 in generated rake. So the bonus is actually a 20% rake back. The bonus is automatically added to your account when you sign up. This is on top of the 30% rake back offer. So for the first €2500 you rake you will get €1250 back corresponding to 50%. Read more about Celebpoker rakeback at PokerBRB. Poker Nordica Poker Nordica is on the US friendly Merge Poker Network. When you sign up and make a deposit you are eligible for a 100% sign up bonus up to $200. The bonus is payed in $10 increments for every 250 comp points earned. So to receive $200 bonus in sign up bonus, you will need to deposit $200 and earn 2500 comp points. When playing ring games you will recieve between 1 and 10 comp point per raked hand played at the table (you need to be dealt a hand). Read about the Poker Nordica rakeback deal and the sign up procedure at PokerBRB. You could be posting your articles on the Poker Bankroll Blog. Read all about it here. Want to play poker or what about some casino games? Written by Michael

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Poker rakeback guide

Michael — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:51:48 +0000

This article is a part of the Poker Rakeback series. Q: What is Rakeback A: When you play poker for real money the poker rooms take a fee which is normally between 3-5% of each pot you have contributed to. This fee is called “the rake” and while the fee may seem small, the rake can amount from hundreds to thousands of dollars per month for a player who plays a lot. All else equal this means that you will have to have an even higher edge over your competitors to become a profitable poker player. With a rakeback deal your required edge for becoming or staying profitable gets smaller. Q: How do I get a Rakeback deal? A: Web sites promoting gambling companies, poker sites including, receive a provision for sending traffic to the gaming site. The provision is a percentage of the rake generated. If you acquire a rakeback deal you will be able to receive a part of this provision every month. You will need to make sure that you are signed up correctly; Q: Seems like a lot of work to do, why bother? A: The sign up step only takes 5 minutes. You can start playing instantly, but there is a verification period of 48 hours. This is the time it takes for the rakeback site to make sure that your account is set up correctly at the poker site. It is unfortunate that it is not quicker, but this step is intended for your safety. If something has gone wrong, the rakeback site will contact the poker room and manually adjust your account. Q: How much can I earn each month on rakeback? A: This depends mainly on three factors: The number of hours you play. The number of tables you play. The limit you play. Whether you play No Limit or Limit Texas Holdem and whether you play ring games (10 seats) or short handed (5-6 seats). This table gives a conservative estimate on how much rakeback you will earn per hour per table at different levels. Limit Game Ring game Short handed $.10/$.25 No Limit $0.9 $1.2 $.25/$.50 No Limit $1.1 $1.9 $.50/$1.00 No Limit $1.7 $3.1 $1/$2 No Limit $2.2 $4.5 $2/$4 No Limit $3.2 $4.8 $3/$6 No Limit $4.3 $6.4 If you play limit poker the amount earned per hour is slightly lower. Q: How can I be sure that I get my money? A: This is a very relevant question. There are a lot of rakeback sites out there; some are well run but others are not. One indication is whether a site offers rakeback deals that are over the standard offers. The amount of rakeback given back is fixed by the poker network. So something is wrong if a site offers more that this amount. Also if the site offers rakeback at Party Poker, Poker Stars, IPoker Network or Ongame Network this is a indication that the site is not following the rules. If a site is caught […]

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