Different kind of rake ! is it good or bad ?
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 11
Hi ya.So I recently start playing in this 1/2 live game to a local club.The thing is they dont take rake from pot instead they only take 15% from the buy in.So if I buy in for 200 they will take 30 and I would only play on the table with 170.How do you find this long term ? Cheers
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 7,951
Sounds good to me. Wish Vegas casinos did that. Obviously the longer the session the better it is for players.
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 7,951
Also I would say that the rake structure is only good for small games. A $500+ buy in would make this a bad deal compared to standard rake
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 6,797
yeah, good for full-stack 1/2, pretty horrid for anything higher
Just do the math. Suppose a normal game is 10% to $5. Generally you play 25-30 hands/hr live. At a 9 handed table you could reasonably expect to win 3 hands/hr. If each hand is max rake you would be paying $15/hr rake.
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 11
Cheers, think I will stick with normal rake tables..
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 1,279
It's definitely better for your win-rate. I think the real problem with this rake structure is that it is too straight-forward and will negatively affect the fish.
