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Global claims their rake is in line with other sites, is this true?

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02-18-2019 , 03:03 PM

ThiagoSantos

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Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 55

In a recent email after asking them why they haven't offered lower rake or rakeback or some sort of cash games promotion they claimed the rake is they said taking "5% as rake which is also similar to other poker room sites" without specifying which sites and without specifying the rake for shorthanded, is there even any reason for discussing this or will GP ever actually listen to their players?

02-18-2019 , 03:39 PM

MBrenneman

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Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 99

its only comparable if you dont include rakeback. the comparable sites require a lot of volume to see a decent rakeback, so for low volume players its not much different.

02-18-2019 , 03:40 PM

MBrenneman

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Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 99

I mean, you can very easily look up the rake for global and its competitors. Have you even looked at what the rake is on global?

02-18-2019 , 10:43 PM

persianpunisher

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Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 2,818

No one is hiding their rake https://globalpoker.com/page/rake

You can find similar pages on all sites.

03-06-2019 , 10:19 AM

AmAtEuR_backwards

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Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 80

For low to midstakes MTT they have the lowest effective rake of any USD denominated site, ever.

03-06-2019 , 10:48 AM

okiidokii

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Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 240

https://globalpoker.com/page/rake

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WE CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PAGE YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.

03-09-2019 , 06:06 PM

FireFighter

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Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 966

Quote:

Originally Posted by okiidokii

https://globalpoker.com/page/rake

The site was just updated...I am sure it will be back up.

03-09-2019 , 09:19 PM

Iplaythabored

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Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 176

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmAtEuR_backwards

For low to midstakes MTT they have the lowest effective rake of any USD denominated site, ever.

no they dont

03-10-2019 , 02:45 AM

sirswish6

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Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7,055

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Originally Posted by Iplaythabored

no they dont

yes they do

03-10-2019 , 03:47 AM

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Duncelanas

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Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,333

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Originally Posted by sirswish6

yes they do

Flat 10% rake is absolutely not "the lowest effective rake for any USD denominated site in these games, ever"....what are you on about? Plenty of sites are 10% with RB, which immediately gives lower effective rake.

03-10-2019 , 02:28 PM

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sirswish6

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Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7,055

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Originally Posted by Duncelanas

rebuys and 1r1a, a format other sites dont even offer or they rake their rebuys and addons

03-10-2019 , 02:32 PM

#12

glutenfree

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Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,766

Their rake is also directly higher at the 100 and 200 mtt levels, (110 vs 109 and 218 vs 215 respectively).

03-10-2019 , 04:12 PM

#13

shawnb4595

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Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 376

Just pay the rake and be happy you can play online poker.

03-10-2019 , 05:38 PM

#14

IsThisLegal

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Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 72

People also forget that the faster a structure the higher the rake due to lower win rates. Some hyper SnG reg posted the hyper structure on Global compared to the Pokerstars structure and it was almost a super hyper structure thus lowering win rates which ultimately increases rake.

03-10-2019 , 10:27 PM

#15

Iplaythabored

centurion

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 176

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirswish6

yes they do

no they dont

03-10-2019 , 10:29 PM

#16

Iplaythabored

centurion

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 176

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirswish6

rebuys and 1r1a, a format other sites dont even offer or they rake their rebuys and addons

he said ever

03-11-2019 , 01:47 AM

#17

Duncelanas

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Originally Posted by IsThisLegal

This is also true. Huge ones being no 15/30 or 20/40, but also lack of some other levels (30/60, 40/80) having some impact as well. Hypers are very overraked relative to average.

03-11-2019 , 11:53 AM

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kahntrutahn

Minbet Millionaire

Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8,054

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Global Poker Ring Game Rake

The rake in Global Poker ring games is 5% across the board. The maximum possible rake taken varies from $1 to $5.50 depending on the format of the game, the stakes, and the number of players in the hand. Taking 5% for the house is pretty standard across the internet poker industry although there are a few rooms that rake less. The $5.50 cap at the highest stakes is, however, a bit more than at most competing sites, which cap the rake at $3 or $4.

Especially worrisome are the rake amounts for heads-up, three-handed, and four-max play. It's typical for a card room, whether brick and mortar or online, to give users a significant discount on the rake charged when playing shorthanded. This is done because the edges are smaller, the action is faster, and much more rake is charged per player, per hand, and per hour. However in Global Poker's case, these rake caps tend to be only slightly lower when the tables are short than when they're full.

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but unfortunately, both regular and turbo games charge a full 10% fee. Hyper turbo players do get a small rake break down to 7%, but this is still higher than at competing sites.

^^ The rake at Global Poker is higher than the industry average. And this is before factoring in things like rakeback or rewards programs at other sites which lower the effective rate even more, thus making Global Poker's rake even less competitive.

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Kahn

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