If you play online poker for real money, then you pay rake. Here are a few common questions usually ask when trying to understand rake and rakeback.

Why should I signup?

Rakeback has ZERO negative aspects as far as a player goes. When you play online poker, you have absolutely no reason to play without rakeback. You still get all promotions put on by the individual poker site plus you get rakeback. The site simply makes more $ on players that did not sign up with rakeback. There is really no other factor to consider as a player.

How do I get paid?

More and more sites are paying the rake directly to you now on the affiliates behalf. Some sites still pay the affiliate at the end of the month. Then some affiliates pay you, but there are still affiliates that let you collect as you play. This is referred to as cashout anytime or cashout now usually.

What is rake?

Rake is a portion of money that the house takes out of each pot. To figure your rake there are different methods used at different online poker sites. The contributed method is calculated by how much you actually put in each pot personally. The dealt method is calculated by the actual hand being dealt. Meaning you receive your percentage of each pot divided by how many players were dealt cards. This is the best method to look for if you are a tight player as you will get rakeback for every hand in which you receive cards.

What is rakeback?

Rakeback is the percentage of the rake that you, as a player, are given back each month.