New Pokerroom Rate Structure?

[Wes ManTooth]

now its $2 out on every $20... not sure if the site lists that now.

[Benholio]

The rake structure at low limits has changed so that either up to .40 is raked from the pot, or $1 or more. This basically eliminates the partial player points towards clearing bonuses.

I can confirm this in practice, too, as I played ~750 hands of 100NL earlier, and all my pots were raked .40 or less, or $1 or more.

Guess this devalues their bonuses, especially at lower levels.

[M Tal]

That is pretty slimy IMO.
jumping from .40 to $1 rake
when you need .50 to start clearing the bonus.
definately hurts at $1NL

[Pog0]

I was worried about this too, but the rake hits $1 a lot sooner than before. I'm talking from $1/$2 limit experience, but now the player point ratio is one point per 2.34 hands while it used to be one point per 3 hands.

The rake increase will account for a -0.4 BB/100 winrate change if I'm not mistaken.

The FAQ lists the new rake method now, however it's a little too complicated to reiterate here so just go check it out.

[M Tal]

for 1NL they are taking .40 from a $4 pot,
but dont take over .50 till $18, where they take $1.
Bonus was bad enough at low NL before this crap.

[XxGodJrxX]

That may be true, but it is so because they effectively doubled the rake once it gets to $10 to $1 instead of it being $.50. So you may be getting points faster, but you are paying a lot more in rake than you were a week ago.

[thewildone]

any room that rakes $2 pots at 1/2 level is a room i never never want to play at. That is just sad how greedy that room is omfg

[BigF]

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definitely worse now - can be as high as 10% even at $20+ pots. b*tches.

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This is bullshit. PR can kiss my ass now. I used to like that site.

[lefty rosen]

This site wants to make poker, similar to 3 card poker and roulette. I suspect the low stakes players on the site will be all the morons who think poker is the same thing as those games..... [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[_And1_]

The increased rake might be a move to increase winnings for the upcoming introduction on the london stockmarket... higher numbers -> higher price on stock upon introduction -> more money for current shareholders