Frequently Asked Questions About Rakeback

If you play poker online you are contributing rake to the house. The house pays affiliates a percentage of this rake for signing you up. Most affiliates keep a very small portion leaving the majority for the player. Affiliates are able to do this because of low over head and a large player base. Below are some of the most frequently asked questions and answers about rakeback.

Why should I signup?

There are basically only two ways to sign up at an online poker site. You can go straight to the site thru a non rakeback affiliate link or the sites url directly, or you can go thru a rakeback affiliate. There is no fee for rakeback, there are no disadvatages what so ever. The only differnce is that when you go thru a rakeback site, then the poker site itself is making less on your play. In return for signing you up, the poker site pays the affiliate the part of the rake that they are no longer keeping. In return the rake back affiliate is paying you the majority of this profit. So in the end, you can let the poker site keep it all or you can get a piece back.

How do I get paid?

Some affiliates let the poker site pay you once a month but some let you cash out your rakeback when ever you want it. These are features that vary from affiliate that you will have to research yourself before signing up.

What is rake?

Rake is the cut that the house takes out of pots played for real money. Normally there is a cap in a pot, usually $3. If you are playing at a ten player table when the hand is dealt, then you can just divide the rake taken by 10 to know what part you contributed. This is the contributed method. There is also a dealt method which means you recieve your percentage of every rake. This is more popular with a tight player, but not signifigant enough to dictate what poker site you play thru. You also receive your percentage back for any tournament (single table thru multi table) you play on most sites but not all. To get an idea of how much you are losing in rake every month, check out our rakeback calculator.

What is rakeback?

Simply speaking, rakeback is what you will receive when you play thru a rakeback affilaite on a online poker site. Players leave behind rake every day, anywhere from hundreds of dollars to many thousands of dollars by big players. Rakeback has no negative aspect to the player what so ever, the only players not getting rake back are usually just a player that has not yet heard about rakeback.