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When you decide to give online poker a try, you might hear something
about rakeback. What is this, and why should you care? Because rakeback puts
money back into your pocket, you should take the time to understand this deal
before you create an online-poker account.
Online poker sites, like
brick-and-mortar casinos, charge a rake. When you buy in to a tournament, part
of the entry fee goes to the house. And every time you win a pot in a cash game,
part of the money – the rake – goes to the house.
Typically, the house
collects a small percentage of the pot for the rake. You won’t often pay more
than one or two percent of the pot. This does not seem like much money,
especially when you consider that many card rooms cap the rake at a set dollar
amount. (You cannot, in most card rooms, pay more than a few bucks per pot even
if one of the pots is huge.)
However, if you win enough pots or enter
enough tournaments, you will end up giving the house quite a bit of money.
That’s how the card rooms stay in business, so they’re counting on the rake.
Rakeback simply puts part of the rake back into your hands. Rakeback sites have
worked out deals with online-poker sites so that everybody can make some money.
Here’s how rakeback works.
You sign up for an online-poker site through a rakeback
affiliate. Typically, you will either enter a special code that the rakeback
site gives you or follow the signup link that’s listed on their site.
Whenever you pay a rake, the poker site keeps part of the money. Another part of
the rake goes to the rakeback affiliate. The rest – thirty-five percent or more,
depending on the affiliate – goes into your account at the rakeback site.
Poker sites make deals with rakeback affiliates for money. Rakeback attracts
players to that poker site, which means that more money is going to the site.
“Pro-rakeback” sites make more by giving you, and the affiliate, some of the
profit.
However, you should not expect to avoid paying anything at all
in the way of a rake. The poker site will still collect part of your rake – and
the rakeback affiliate gets a cut as well. Think of rakeback as a discount on
what you owe the house when you win a pot.
Not all rakeback sites are
equal, though, so you should do some research before you sign up. Find out which
sites offer the best deals and have the best reputations. You don’t often get to
add rakeback to your online-poker account after you sign up, so you need to make
the right decision the first time.
Signing up for rakeback is a free,
easy way to get a discount on the rake. A few minutes of research before you
sign up for a poker account can save you hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars
on the rake depending on how much you play.
Texas Holdem Tips:
Reading the Board
If you’re a serious Holdem player, you
probably want to improve your game as much as possible. One of the best ways to
sharpen your skills is to learn how to read the board. When you’re able to
quickly and easily read the community cards, you’ll have an edge over the casual
players.
“Reading the board” simply means that you look at the community cards
and figure out the best-possible hand. If you know which hands could exist, you
know where yours stands. This helps you decide if you should bet, raise or fold
when it’s your turn to act.
Example:
If you’re holding A-A before the flop, then you have the best-possible
hand right now. No two hole cards are better than pocket aces, so you should bet
or raise accordingly.
However, your situation could change on the flop.
Let’s say, for example, that the first three community cards are:
A-3-9
(rainbow – no matching suits).
If this is the case, then you have a set of aces. Right now, you
have the nuts (poker slang for the best hand). You know that nobody else’s hand
beats yours right now, so you can act accordingly.
Let’s say that the turn card is a 7. Now the board looks like:
A-3-9-7.
If two of the cards are the same suit, then an opponent
could be drawing to a flush. This hand would beat yours, but nobody has made a
flush yet. You still have the nuts, so you can put in a large bet. This often
chases away anybody who is drawing to a flush. However, people with two pairs
could call or, better yet, re-raise.
Now, let’s say that the river card
is a jack. The board reads:
A-3-9-7-J.
You still have a set of aces, as your hand has not
improved. However, somebody else could have a straight. If another player is
holding 10-8, then your set loses. And if three of the cards on the board are
the same suit, your hand loses to the flush.
You can, however, try to get a read on anybody else who’s still in the
pot. Trying to put an opponent on a hand (figure out what he or she is holding)
can help you make the right decision about your own cards.
If you practice reading the board, you’ll soon be able to figure out
the best-possible hands in just a couple of seconds. Having this skill in your
poker arsenal will help you make better decisions at the table, which will lead
to better sessions and more fun. |
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