is a \'rake agreement\' broken when a new player sits down?
 

I was at O11 the other night, playing in the $40 NL game, and got up and left after it was short handed and $3 was still going down the drop. $4 usually does, and the blinds are 1/1$. After watching my friend play a bit, the game gets super-shorthanded, and the floor came by and bought into the game. He asked me why I didnt want to play and I said the rake is killing the game, and he said "allright no rake," then a second later said, well one every other hand for "the cameras." I agreed, sat down and played, we play a few hands, I lose a bit, another player sits down, and without anyone saying anything I notice the drop going back up to $4. So is a rake agreement generally over anytime a new player sits down? or is this not legit?

Re: is a \'rake agreement\' broken when a new player sits down?
 

How many people was super short handed?

Re: is a \'rake agreement\' broken when a new player sits down?
 

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How many people was super short handed?

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Re: is a \'rake agreement\' broken when a new player sits down?
 

this is up to the floorman, is it possible that it was a new dealer and they hadn't been made aware?

no matter, just ask the floor to cut the rake again and make sure you tell all the dealers...

Re: is a \'rake agreement\' broken when a new player sits down?
 

At my local cardroom, rake is 10% $5 max. If the table goes down to 6, a rakebreak to $3 max is available on request. If the seventh player sits down, rake is automatically bumped.

Re: is a \'rake agreement\' broken when a new player sits down?
 

Are you kidding?
Agreement is "X players, no rake"
X+1 players, rake.

Unless the floor had said "No rake until you get Y handed", which he didn't.

Or do you expect "no rake" forever?

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How many people was super short handed?

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in that case, you should have asked for half rake. 2-3 should be no rake, 4-5 should be half rake.