Rakebacks In Online Poker

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David Walker asked:


There are several reasons to chop and change online poker rooms habitually, such as taking advantage of the available free chip and deposit offers, but there is one really good reason to stay loyal to a poker room when you feel comfortable at one.

Before we look at that one particular reason, here is a brief look at five popular reasons why you should play at more than one regular poker room:

1. By using multiple online poker rooms you have access to a far greater number of tournaments or ring games at any time of the day.

2. There are more invitational tournament invites for “loyal players” which is often decided by the number of raked hands the player has accumulated over a certain time period so it make sense to show “loyalty” to several rooms.

3. Some poker rooms have looser players than others and this varies in each room throughout the day.

4. If a player feels they are being “easily read” and losing their chips they can move to another room with ease.

5. The ability to take advantage of freerolls across multiple online poker rooms as and when they appear. These are all worthy reasons why you can chop and change your online poker rooms but the one reason that many players will choose to be very loyal to one particular room is the “rakeback”.

The rakeback may help poker rooms keep the big players in one room if they won’t try to cover its existence from the players who choose to hop from room to rooms. A “rake” is the house’s commission that all poker rooms take from played hands. The rake varies from 1% to 10% depending on pot size, as well as other factors.

The poker rooms keep 100% of the “rake” unless circumstances such as promotions and affiliate referrals apply. This is one reason you should always question a poker room with an affiliate log tacked onto the end of the web address. Did they promise you huge wins and loose players or did they simply refer you to the site?

You should keep in mind if you find a good strong rakeback programme, the chances are it may not pay you to play in a variety of rooms. You may find it is much more profitable to be loyal to one room in which case you can play and act accordingly.



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Should i go to my friends strip poker party?

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Category: Poker Questions
AHHHHH asked:

Well its not official yet, but he thinks his parents are gonna be gone. So he’s planning a strip poker party. There will be girls in case your wondering. But i have no idea how to play poker. But should i go anyway?

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How can someone find a personal poker sponsor?

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I am an aspiring poker player. I have to find a sponsor, because I don’t have enough money to play. I am very good, but I’m smart enough to know what I can and can’t do with the limited money. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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What Stakes Can I Quit My Job and Live Off Poker

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Category: Poker News
jon don asked:


A few things you might want to take into account:

1. It’s a lot harder to make money playing poker when you HAVE to make money playing poker.

2. “I’m an on-line poker player.” is not an answer to the “What do you do?” question that will cause women to get all hot and bothered.

3. Multi-tabling is not a very enjoyable way to play poker. Most get sick of it.

4. If this doesn’t work out, you’re going to have to explain the resume gap to future employer.

5. This site is filled with degenerate gamblers. Most of the stories about how much money they’re making are lies.

6PTBB/100 = $12/100

6-8 tabling = 600 hands an hour = $72/hour

And then + Rakeback or FPP’s

That’s closer to me (However the 2.1PTBB/100 hand winrate that I’ve been working on at 200NL has lowered my actual hourly overall)…….

…..so yea it can be beat for that amount. Doesn’t mean you should quit your job….but it is possible to make a decent living at 100NL……But 1.) the variance factor means you should have some savings 2.) No pensions or 401K’s or whatever 3.) No Disability or paid sick days 4.) NO INSURANCE….you’ll need to find and pay for your own Health Insurance and get it for all your dependents too 5.) No guarantee the games don’t either disappear or toughen up to the point that you can’t make much money anymore. Also though hopefully you can improve and move up levels - But that will also take time and maybe lower your hourly rate for a while as you play a higher level with a lower winrate while working it out.

“Anyway, in two years, I’ll quit my standard job in a heartbeat to make the same amount playing poker.”

Poker is not steady income. You will have weeks where you play hours every day and you’re still a big loser. You simply don’t have that in a real job. Also, poker doesn’t come with insurance, retirement plans, etc.

Don’t leave a traditional job too quickly.



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