Playing defensively against the rake
Rake is the source, for poker rooms to make their money and comprises of a certain percentage deducted from every pot. Poker rooms make a large amount of money from the players who contribute towards the pot. Rakeback is the refund poker rooms give back to the players. Poker players receive a percentage of the rake they pay to the poker room. Typically, rakeback is around 25% to 40%. If you receive 30% rakeback on a $1000 a month, you will get your rake back at $300. Thus the more you rake the more you get back. To ensure you get your rake back, you have to first sign up with a poker room through an affiliate. An affiliate is one who signs up players and earns money from the their rake. The rakeback site earns a couple of percent of your total rake back, but most of it is added to your bank. |