| Posted by: newmania20000 at June 22, 2005, 4:39 pm | | Topic: Beating The Rake Forum: Card Chat |
Even better is a rakeback program when playing online. I'm not going to spam any sites, but there are a lot of them out there.
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| Posted by: bsavy at June 22, 2005, 3:15 am | | Topic: Beating The Rake Forum: Card Chat |
i think most rakes arent bad because they give u FPPs like at pokerstars where u can use them for cool stuff
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| Posted by: RammerJammer at June 20, 2005, 2:26 pm | | Topic: Beating The Rake Forum: Card Chat |
Good post, Nick. The rake is something few players give any thought to, and they sometimes make late-hand moves which don't really improve anything but the house take. Since I rarely play any ring games above the .50/1.00 level, the rake isn't a major consideration for me. But for purposes of good pot management, the solid all-around player is going to understand the rake structure in the game they're playing and how their betting affects the rake. The house is going to get their cut, as always, but there's no sense in giving money away, particularly your own.
I do agree with the Grinder on his points that the house is always going to get their cut, that poker is the only game that isn't slanted to the house, and that your best approach is to worry about the game and let the rake worry about itself.
The only thing fresh that I would add here is when selecting your online poker rooms, take time to become familiar with the rake structure. Like everything else, the formats are differe... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: VegasGrinder at June 20, 2005, 12:10 pm | | Topic: Beating The Rake Forum: Card Chat |
Something to add..The House does not have an edge on you in Poker....You are not playing against the House...The Rake is the price to play at their Casino.
The Rake is nothing more than a Fee to play their.
The Rake should not determine if, how or when to play a hand.
Their is no way around paying it. It is a % taken from every pot with a Max Total.
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| Posted by: twizzybop at June 19, 2005, 10:02 pm | | Topic: Beating The Rake Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by Nick
To be realistic, the house already has an edge on you. The rake is built in so that the house takes money from you in small, unnoticed amounts. There are a few guidelines you can go by to minimize this... Some poker rooms will only rake the pot once it has reached a certain amount, so you want to play opposite the style of the table in these cases...
You can exploit tight players through tactics such as blind stealing and through buying free cards. Are you talking about tight aggressive players which should be your roll model as a player or tight passive?
Blind stealing is simply betting when only blinds are left in the game pre-flop.
Buying a free card is a trick best used in last position. If no one else has raised post-flop, then you bet.
To counter this only one has to do is re-raise cause this is where smart players know that a raise on the button is what you are trying to do. So a re-raise with a premium hand would make ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: VegasGrinder at June 1, 2005, 11:51 am | | Topic: Beating The Rake Forum: Card Chat |
I don't recomend playing strategy to be based on "Beating the Rake".
The House is going to get theirs regardless of how you play.
Beat the Game not the Rake....That is the only way to profit.
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| Posted by: kaves52 at May 31, 2005, 5:29 pm | | Topic: Beating The Rake Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by Melziemae
I have yet to play live poker. Most of my experience has been online. The best I've gotten to is 15th place out of 1000. My question is this: When I do get ready to play a live game near where I live (Cripple Creek, CO,) what is the best way to play so that you can rake more? I tend to be really tight if I don't have the nuts in my hole cards. Occasionally I will play agressive with suited hands and make the mistake of thinking my flush draw will be the best. I have been caught so many times by a beating FH. Any tips on how to read people both online and live? I want to be able pull in as much as I'm betting for. Also, at home I can let my emotions fly...but how can I develop myself so that my "tells" aren't obvious when I do decide to play live action? Am I making any sense?
Thanks,
Melziemae
i will try and give u a tip melziemae....tend to play ur gut..easier said than done but i ihave learned it is the best way to... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Melziemae at February 21, 2005, 1:43 am | | Topic: Beating The Rake Forum: Card Chat |
I have yet to play live poker. Most of my experience has been online. The best I've gotten to is 15th place out of 1000. My question is this: When I do get ready to play a live game near where I live (Cripple Creek, CO,) what is the best way to play so that you can rake more? I tend to be really tight if I don't have the nuts in my hole cards. Occasionally I will play agressive with suited hands and make the mistake of thinking my flush draw will be the best. I have been caught so many times by a beating FH. Any tips on how to read people both online and live? I want to be able pull in as much as I'm betting for. Also, at home I can let my emotions fly...but how can I develop myself so that my "tells" aren't obvious when I do decide to play live action? Am I making any sense?
Thanks,
Melziemae
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| Posted by: adiroit at February 20, 2005, 5:28 pm | | Topic: Beating The Rake Forum: Card Chat |
Duke14 ..that is pretty bad..when the rake is $50..i wish the rake was like super small..if there was no rake at all i would have sooo much more money in my name :P lol
Thank you for the tips also
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| Posted by: Duke14 at February 12, 2005, 5:23 pm | | Topic: Beating The Rake Forum: Card Chat |
Watched a $5/$10 game at Tropics one afternoon. Player 1 came in with $400 the other came in with $500. The topic of discussion that night at a tourney was that the $900 they came into the table with was now $850. They had played for hours. I thought that was comical.
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| Posted by: luckycal at February 10, 2005, 11:24 pm | | Topic: Beating The Rake Forum: Card Chat |
Thanx for the tips... ery informative and useful info for ring game players such as myself.
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| Posted by: Nick at November 27, 2004, 7:01 pm | | Topic: Beating The Rake Forum: Card Chat |
To be realistic, the house already has an edge on you. The rake is built in so that the house takes money from you in small, unnoticed amounts. There are a few guidelines you can go by to minimize this... Some poker rooms will only rake the pot once it has reached a certain amount, so you want to play opposite the style of the table in these cases...
You can exploit tight players through tactics such as blind stealing and through buying free cards. Blind stealing is simply betting when only blinds are left in the game pre-flop. You can raise from the small blind position or from the position just before the small blind (usually the dealer's position) to try and steal the cost of the two blinds. Buying a free card is a trick best used in last position. If no one else has raised post-flop, then you bet. This will most likely cut down on the number of players (and potential money in the pot), but everyone who stays will tend to check to you. Then on the turn, after everyone has checked you don't ... | | Read Entire Entry |
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