Are you on the lookout for added value? If you’re not, you’re probably not thinking about poker the right way. In any form of gambling, where money is wagered on random outcomes, the successful player is the one who can find an edge. An edge means that the player has managed to create an arrangement [...]
What is rakeback and what can it do for you? Rakeback is a promotion that provides an alternative to the traditional online poker bonus. Why would you want an alternative? If you plan on playing a lot at one particular site, rakeback can be to your advantage. For every hand you play, money is raked [...]
Do you know who your best friend in poker is? Well actually it is not your Uncle Randy, it is rakeback. Now let me tell you why rakeback is your best friend in poker. Rakeback Is Rich Okay, so almost every Christmas your good old Uncle Randy finds a shiny silver dollar behind your ear [...]
Rakeback doesn’t coach you on how the game is played, but it does allow you to have an increased win rate. This doesn’t mean that you actually win more hands, it means that you retain or regain more money over time if you take advantage of rakeback offers. What’s Rake? The rake is the means [...]
Many of the most well known online poker rooms sprang into existence before the poker boom and indeed contributed to the explosion of poker in the 21st Century. Full Tilt Poker is one of the first online poker rooms created in response to the newfound popularity of poker. Full Tilt, whose name is a play [...]
The only way to efficiently battle the effects the poker rake has on your bankroll is through rakeback. Rakeback is usually offered by special sites called rakeback providers, who strike deals with the poker rooms to give them the right to offer rakeback in exchange for player traffic. The setup is OK for the rooms, [...]
The poker rake is a huge hurdle in every new player’s path as soon as he/she moves on from the play money tables to the real money ones. While most people do know about the rake, most of them fail to correctly assess the impact it’ll have on their play. Most people consider the rake [...]
If you play online poker or know someone else who plays, you have most likely heard of rakeback. Many online poker players regard rakeback as a way to get paid to play and numerous sites offer rakeback as an attractive incentive to sign up. If you are considering finding a rakeback offer to boost your [...]
Ultimate Bet is notable for sponsoring high profile professional poker stars Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke. Hellmuth is the all-time Texas hold’em tournament champion, with 11 World Series of Poker bracelets and a WSOP main event championship under his belt. Duke was the winner of the first WSOP tournament of champions and is a WSOP [...]
Paradise Poker was one of the first online poker rooms to spring into existence, first arriving on the scene in 1999. For many players who got a jump on the 21st Century poker boom, Paradise Poker was the site of choice. As online poker has evolved over the last decade, Paradise has evolved as well. [...]
Rake is how online poker rooms make their money. In online poker, the players play against each other, but the poker room does not make money off individual players’ wins and losses. Thus, in order to make money for providing the website, the online poker room takes a percentage of the pot. This percentage of [...]
Some online poker sites offer promotions in the form of rakeback. Rakeback is a sort of reward for being a regular player at the site offering the deal. Taking advantage of a rakeback offer is a good idea because it helps you beef up your bankroll. If you are interested in signing up with a [...]
As we all know, online casino always wins. In every game, the house enjoys the house advantage and feigns player compensation with free drinks. Online poker sites do not have this option because the “house” does not play a hand. Instead, the poker room takes a small portion of every played pot, this is called [...]
As we all know, online casino always wins. In every game, the house enjoys the house advantage and feigns player compensation with free drinks. Online poker sites do not have this option because the
If you’ve been playing online poker for a while and heard people talk about rakeback programs, you may have heard the term “dealt rake method.” The dealt rake method is an important part of determining a player’s rakeback. If you’re interested in getting rakeback for your online poker play, it will be important for you [...]
To become a winning online-poker player you only need to be above average. If you beat more than 50 % of those you’re up against, you make money in the long run. This goes without saying … or? Unfortunately it’s pretty far from the truth. In reality, about 90% of those who play online are [...]
