The Rake
Learn all you need to know about the gambling Rake (Poker, Backgammon etc.)
The rake in poker is what the casino takes for allowing you to play in their game. Typically the rake is 10% of every pot up to a maximum of $3.00. In a live casino you?re also going to tip the dealer $1 - 2 per pot, which for general purposes should also be included in your rake computations.
In order to beat the poker game you must not only beat the players but you must also overcome the rake. Luckily for us poker players the rake can be overcome through skillful play.
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Pacific Poker - www.pacificpoker.com
The favorite poker room for many Texas Hold'em players.
Pacific Poker (888 poker) is operated by Cassava Enterprises (Gibraltar) Ltd. which also owns and operates Casino-on-Net (the www.888.com) so you can also play casino games as well.
Home of the worst players on the internet, Pacific Poker is the place for anyone looking for an easy game. Their limits range from $.05-.10 to $30-60. This site also has some of the most activity at very low limits (such as $.25-$.50).
Bodog Poker - www.bodog.com
What would you do for $2 million?
BoDog Poker may be small in size but it has a unique feature that separates it from other poker rooms—namely it’s Sportsbook. So if you love to bet on sports while you play poker, then this is the place for you. At Bodog Poker you are guaranteed to find thousands of new players which don't really know how to play online poker very well (AKA Fish).
Poker Stars - www.pokerstars.com
The best online poker tournaments
Poker Stars is the second largest online poker site, it continues to specialize in multi-table tournaments which are exceedingly popular among online poker players. Their site is also popular with play money players, as they offer some fun aspects to their software. Their interface can appear quite cluttered with all the graphics people can use for their identities, but this tends to be a personal preference issue.
Everest Poker - www.everestpoker.com
Everest Poker is the poker players' choice all over the world.
One of the main reasons to join Everest poker is their multilingual support, everest offer their website, software and customer support in French, Japanese, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish and other popular variations, a total of 16 languages.
Party Poker - www.partypoker.com
The world's largest poker room.
The world’s largest poker room! Since 2001, it has been serving lots of fun and excitement to poker players worldwide and is growing at record speeds by offering lots of games and limits, excellent customer care and maintaining the highest level of integrity.
Gnuf - www.gnuf.com
What happens in Vegas, starts at Gnuf!
Gnuf Poker is a new member at Microgaming network, the graphics are nice and the promotions are good. The software comes in download and no download versions, there is large traffic at the cash games and tournaments.
Prime Poker - www.primepoker.com
Here you will be the number 1 Player! Software in 17 different languages.
Prime Poker, which started in 2006, is yet another member of the OnGame Poker Network family of sites with all the benefits of their shared player base. It is a medium to large network with about 20k total players on at peak times.
rapidrake.com
2005-2006 - Backgammon network
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