Rakeback
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Rakeback is that portion of a rebate passed from an online poker site to its affiliates that makes it back to the player. For example, suppose that you start an account with your favorite site through an affiliate. The site has negotiated compensation with the affiliate for bringing in your business, usually about half the rake that you generate. If you play a 10-handed table with $1 rake taken out, each player generates 10 cents in rake; therefore, the affiliate gets a rebate of 5 cents. (It's not much for one hand, but it really adds up quickly!) In turn the affiliate may have arranged a rakeback arrangement with you, the end user. In this example, if you're getting 25% rakeback, you'd get 2.5 cents.
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[edit] How to find a good rakeback site
- Pick a large trustworthy site with a large player database.
- Go on referrals/ word of mouth from friends / other poker players.
- Browse poker forums for discussions of the best rakeback sites.
- Find one that offers many different rooms so you can pick and choose one to your liking.
- Look for sites which have good referral programs.
- Does the site offer extra promotions like Rake Races and Freerolls?
- Looks for sites that have won industry awards.
- Does the site offer daily stats so you can check your rakeback at any time.
[edit] Maximum rakeback available at poker sites
Some poker sites cap the highest amount of rakeback you can earn from them. This is to stop smaller affiliates undercutting the market by offering less rakeback that their larger competitors. This sounds like a good idea for players in the short term, however the affiliates cost of business will eventually make these levels unattainable and many small affiliates proceed to go under as they become victims of their own success without paying their players.
The following are a list of poker rooms and the maximum rakeback they offer:
- Absolute Poker – 30%
- Action poker – 35%
- Cake - 33%
- Full Tilt Poker - 27%
- PKR – 30%
- Ultimate Bet - 30%
[edit] Does Party Poker offer rakeback?
Apparently Party Poker now offers a promotion giving a percentage of each raked hand back directly to the player. [1] This seems to differ from the traditional rakeback in that there are no affiliates involved. Most likely Party believes that its sheer size and mammoth marketing operation make affiliate programs redundant. At any rate, it's in the eye of the beholder whether this consitutes "rakeback" or not -- from the player's perspective it's roughly the same as more traditional rakeback arrangements.
[edit] External links
- RakeTheRake – Is the world's biggest and best known Rakeback Affiliate. Over 55,000 player accounts, up to 60% rakeback at over 20 top poker rooms, Best Poker Affiliate at CAP 2008, Recommended by Phil Hellmuth and Annette Obrestad, Over $250,000 are given away monthly in rakeraces and freerolls on top of the rakeback
- RakeReport - The Worlds #1 Online Poker RakeBack Directory. Find some of the best deals, inquire in their forums about unlisted offers & win cash & prizes for posting in the poker forums, including a special WPT 2008 giveaway!
- Best Poker Rakeback - by players for the players - The site that contains the most comprehensive information about rakeback. FAQ, detailed case-study for dealt and contributed rake methods.
- Rakebacklovers - Rakeback with professional support - The best rakeback site with the top offers. Get rakeback through someone you can trust and will treat you like you deserve.
- Pro Rakeback - Online poker rakeback, highest rates guaranteed. Referral bonus, player promotions, deposit bonuses and information.
- Rakeback by RakeTaker - The best rakeback deals, US friendly with fast service and support. Exclusive freerolls and referral bonuses.
- Rakeback.com The Poker Loyalty Program - One of the most well established rakeback websites
- Poker rakeback @ Rakeswap.com - Online poker rakeback, Rakeback offers & Rakeback Deals
- Rakeback at Fishypoker.com - Best Poker rakeback, Great Rakeback offers & Rakeback Deals
- Rakemeback - Rakeback FAQ, Rakeback offers & Rakeback Promotions
- Rakemenot - RakeBack Offers and Special WSOP Deals and Packages
- RakeBreakers - Rakeback FAQ and Affiliate Directory
- Raketracker - Rakeback and Rake Rebates from Rake Tracker
- Poker-id - Immediate rake back, half of your rake at poker-id.com
- Soraked - Rakeback offers and in depth examination of rakeback
- 2+2 Rakeback Forum
- 2+2 Classified - good source for finding rakeback
- Rake Rebate Review
- Rake Back Programs (2+2, 2005-10-30)
- Cardlovers - A new kind of way earning money through online poker.
- ImmeadiateRakeback.com gives your rakeback to you whenever you want
