Ongame Network Rake

Rake is the amount of money that the ongame network deducts from every pot as a fee for hosting the poker games. The rake is very important for the poker industry: this is how poker rooms and poker networks earn their money. Whitout the rake, online poker would not be profitable for online poker providers.

Ongame Network Rake Structure

It is important to know that rake is collected from the pot and not directly from player's funds. The rake structure shown below is based on the contribution of the table as a whole, and not the share any single player contributes.

Rake Structure for Limit Poker:

• Games below $0.50/1.00:
  5% of the pot, maximum $0.50. Rake is collected by taking 1 cent from every $0.20 in the pot.
• Games $0.50/$1 to $2/$4:
  5% of the pot, up to a maximum of $1. Rake is collected by taking 5 cents from every $1 in the pot.
• Games above $2/$4:
  5% of the pot, up to a maximum of $3. Rake is collected by taking 25 cents from every $5 in the pot.

Rake Structure for No Limit and Pot Limit Poker:

• Games $0.25/$.50 and below:
  5% of the pot, up to a maximum of $1.50. Rake is collected by taking 1 cent from every $0.20 in the pot.
• Games above $0.25/$.50:
  5% of the pot, up to a maximum of $3. Rake is collected by taking 5 cents from every $1 in the pot.

Maximum rake rules for all game types (less players means less rake):

• 2 players:
  the maximum rake will be $1 in all games or the amount above, whichever is lower.
• 3 to 4 players:
  the maximum rake will be $2 in all games or the amount above, whichever is lower.
• 5 or more players:
  the maximum rake will be $3 or the amount above, whichever is lower.