Hi,
Has anyone done a rake comparison between Merge, Poker Stars, and Full Tilt?
Merge Rake:
http://www.carbonpoker.com/support/FAQ/rake.html
Poker Stars Rake:
http://www.pokerstars.eu/poker/room/rake/
What do you all think?
Do you think that Merge would be willing to reduce their rake in order to attract LMT holdem business. Even considering the rakeback, is it possible to beat that rake? I don't think that they can generate a consistent limit holdem clientele with that rake structure?
I would like to see the Merge Network grow and attract alot of players. They are in a good spot to do it. I just believe that the rake for LMT holdem players (playing at any level under $10/$20) is extremely high (much higher than other sites) and that a LMT holdem player would be giving up ALOT in rake to play at Merge compared to PS and FT and just about every other site.
I hope they reevaluate their rake structure for LMT holdem and if they did so, I'm sure that they would attract ALOT of LMT holdem players.
Keep in mind this is PER HAND. Can you imagine what a player is giving up by paying this extra money PER HAND!
Also keep in mind that the Merge Network rackback is Weighted Contributed, which is the least player friendly form of rackback and PokerStars and FullTilt use the Dealt method, which is the most player friendly rackback method.
One example:
LMT Holdem $2/$4: 6-Max/6 players:
Keep in mind, this is per hand.
Pot--- PS-- FT--Merge
$70 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00
$69 $2.00 $3.00 $3.00
$68 $2.00 $3.00 $3.00
$67 $2.00 $3.00 $3.00
$66 $2.00 $3.00 $3.00
$65 $2.00 $3.00 $3.00
$60 $2.00 $3.00 $3.00
$59 $2.00 $2.00 $2.95
$58 $2.00 $2.00 $2.90
$57 $2.00 $2.00 $2.85
$56 $2.00 $2.00 $2.80
$55 $2.00 $2.00 $2.75
$54 $2.00 $2.00 $2.70
$53 $2.00 $2.00 $2.65
$52 $2.00 $2.00 $2.60
$51 $2.00 $2.00 $2,55
$50 $2.00 $2.00 $2.50
$49 $2.00 $2.00 $2.45
$48 $2.00 $2.00 $2.40
$47 $2.00 $2.00 $2.35
$46 $2.00 $2.00 $2.30
$45 $2.00 $2.00 $2.25
$44 $2.00 $2.00 $2.20
$43 $2.00 $2.00 $2.15
$42 $2.00 $2.00 $2.10
$41 $2.00 $2.00 $2.05
$40 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00
$39 $1.00 $1.00 $1.95
$38 $1.00 $1.00 $1.90
$37 $1.00 $1.00 $1.85
$36 $1.00 $1.00 $1.80
$35 $1.00 $1.00 $1.75
$34 $1.00 $1.00 $1.70
$33 $1.00 $1.00 $1.65
$32 $1.00 $1.00 $1.60
$31 $1.00 $1.00 $1.55
$30 $1.00 $1.00 $1.50
$29 $1.00 $1.00 $1.45
$28 $1.00 $1.00 $1.40
$27 $1.00 $1.00 $1.35
$26 $1.00 $1.00 $1.30
$25 $1.00 $1.00 $1.25
$24 $1.00 $1.00 $1.20
$23 $1.00 $1.00 $1.15
$22 $1.00 $1.00 $1.10
$21 $1.00 $1.00 $1.05
I truly hope that the Merge Network become a very strong site and attracts ALOT of business, US and international, but in order to do so, I hope that they reconsider their LMT holdem rake structur3 and make it more in-line with the other sites.
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Last edited by blue_water; 04-28-2011 at 07:55 PM.