Or not.

update: short handed rake still too high to start games

dnegs once said that higher rake is better.

imo rake is too low, i demand short-handed rake be DOUBLED.

This thread should be 10x longer than the riggies threaD so going to add another comment. Your rake is too damn high

please lower the rake

hey thanks for posting in this thread.

shameless bump for lower rake

Has anybody suggested to Global that they should lower their rake?

Please lower the rake. It's too high; it's a poor business decision.

I won't play HU or even short-handed with the rake this high. I avoid many tables, because the rake is too high.

Bump

Especially given the lack of a waiting list system, it is really rough for someone like me that plays late at night...I frequently want to start tables but this is a major disincentive to do so. Given how soft the games are, taking the worst of it vs a reg after the ludicrous rake is kinda worth it still while waiting for fish, but not ideal, and the site would make more money overall if ALL players were willing to start new games.

This is essentially all that needs to be said and has been repeated in this thread over and over. You have so many "regs" who would start tables therefore getting you even more rake. It's like your greedy owners don't know how to properly be greedy. We are trying to make you more money. Can almost guarantee whoever is making these decisions has never ran an online poker site before.

LOWER RAKE! LOWER RAKE!

bump

Flop I like you buddy. Lower the rake shoethanded. You can still destroy us 5-6 handed that's cool

i recently put a few bucks on the site, like the site but didnt realize how awful the rake was till i read this. never again until it changes , thanks for this thread guys.

I get the impression that some people think that the rake is too high.

why do we have to come to this forum to get this info?

Based on what I've seen, all we're asking is that rake be deceased in HU / short handed situations. This incentivizes people to start games which would therefore increase the profitability of the site as well as make the players want to start games which will most likely fill up for full rake. It's a win win situation and I'm not sure why this hasn't been escalated enough to make it happen. We are not asking for rake to change on fuller tables, as there is no business case or reason to do so. I've passed this feedback along via PMs as well.

bump for lower shorthanded rake

I will certainly play more often at shorthanded if rake is lower. As is i barely play 3max even though it is my favourite format and i've put a lot of work into it.

FYI the rake is too high to table start 👋

ATTN: Global reps.

The shorthanded rake is BRUTAL. Simply not even close to being competitive to anybody out there. I understand why you are not lowering it... But has anybody from your company actually reviewed/looked at what's happening on your tables especially early morning hours when the liquidity is low? A 3 handed table with 3 regs will literally break within 3-4 hands like 85-90% of the time. A table of 4 will often face the same fate. It's true a table full of regs can break fast anyway but at Global it happens lighting quick like almost all the time. And once the table breaks it's harder for a new table to start from scratch as opposed to having that 3 handed table going for a little while longer. And that 3 handed table would surely have someone else join within a few hands and most likely a bad player... But he won't have a chance to join and keep the table going. Why? Because most of us know you are basically stealing/robbing us blind shorthanded so we strike back and choose not to keep the table going. Don't believe me have a couple people review your low liquidity hours action. And if you have done so and decided not to do anything about it then most of us will continue to strike back and not play other regs shorthanded. And the tables will continue breaking at lighting quick speeds.

Global isn't "stealing/robbing" anyone. Their rake structure isn't a secret. If you don't believe that you're getting value for your money, then it is perfectly acceptable for you to not play shorthanded and for you to continue to urge Global to lower their rake. But, IMHO, it is NOT perfectly acceptable to accuse Global of "stealing", since everyone who plays on Global is doing so voluntarily.

They raised the rake without announcing it the first time so yes that's shady

I would agree that any rake changes that come unannounced would be shady. But stealing implies motive, and I am not sure we have enough evidence to say they did so with a deceptive intent. That said, I am also not arguing they didn't do it with deceptive intent. Maybe even board line, "Well let's just see if they notice" a forgiveness easier than permission kind of idea. All of that is very possible, but ultimately not provable.

So all of that to say, I am with lagtight, it can't be called theft. When you play a hand on Global you agree with the rake structure, like it or not. Just like when I eat at a restaurant I agreed with their prices even if I think they are outrageous. And for sure I would talk to the manager about the high prices, but I would also know that to really make them change I should take my business elsewhere, or order cheaper things from the menu.