Rakeback Planet

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Important message: It’s impossible to win in low-mid limit games without rakeback.

Maybe I’m exaggerating a tiny bit right now, but carry on reading and I’ll explain my point.

Say that you play $5/$10 limit holdem and the average pot size is $60. The poker room has a 5% rake, which means that the site deducts 5% from every pot

Consequently, an average sized pot is charged with $3.

However, there’s a “rake cap” at $3, which means that the site will never deduct more than $3 no matter how large a pot becomes. Someone who wins a $600 pot at $50/$100 will therefore pay the same amount in rake as a player at a $5/$10 table.

This is where it becomes interesting. Percentage wise, the mid limit player pays a whole lot more than the high-stakes player – the rake represent a larger portion of his bankroll. If you play mid-limit hold’em, and have a small edge over your opponents (1-2 big bets per hour,) this win can actually be wiped out because of the rake.

But what if you have a 50% rakeback deal? It makes a huge difference, doesn’t it?