Simple rake question

Komodo · #1 10-27-2005, 04:39 PM

With 5% rake you need to win 52,5% of the time in a heads-up battle at a full table to break even.
How many % of the time do you need to win against two other players to break even? Lets assume youre contemplating about going all-in. The typical scenario is the flush draw.

Wake up CALL · #2 10-27-2005, 05:12 PM

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With 5% rake you need to win 52,5% of the time in a heads-up battle at a full table to break even.
How many % of the time do you need to win against two other players to break even? Lets assume youre contemplating about going all-in. The typical scenario is the flush draw.

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You only need to win larger pots, not more of them.

Komodo · #3 10-27-2005, 05:27 PM

I think you mean that the rake is capped at 3$, but my question was mostly geared towards 10$ and 25$ tables where the pot almost never reach 60$.

Wake up CALL · #4 10-27-2005, 05:37 PM

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I think you mean that the rake is capped at 3$, but my question was mostly geared towards 10$ and 25$ tables where the pot almost never reach 60$.

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No I didn't mean that in particular although I see you recognize that at higher limits a cap does matter. As I wrote you do not need to win more than half the pots. You need to win more dollars than you lose in the pots you do play. Play 100 pots and win 60% of the pots but lose money = bad. Play 100 pots and win 20% of the pots but win money = good.

Does that make sense now?