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Rakeback

What is RakeBack?
Let’s start on the other end by explaining what rake is. In online poker rake is a small piece of the pot that is collected by the poker rooms. The rake per pot is normally so small that you barely notice it, but depending on how many pots, hands and hours you play per month that small percentage can turn into hundreds or thousands of dollars. It is based on this idea rakeback has become a popular poker promotion.

Rakeback is a part of your rake, back to your account. When you are playing pots you are contributing rake and rakeback is simply a way for you to get some of that rake returned.

The Best Poker Promotion
Today there are many sites that can present lucrative rakeback offers to visitors in exchange of a sign-up to a certain poker rooms. This is based on a deal between the poker room in question and the rakeback site. In exchange for new player sign-ups, poker rooms like Absolute Poker and Carbon Poker allows rakeback sites to offer their visitors a percentage of their rake back.

Normally the rakeback is about 20%-30% of your generated rake and is most apparent for high stakes players who play for thousands of dollar every day. But even if you’re playing at lower stakes you rakeback will often be a noticeable addition to your bankroll.

Benefits of Rakeback
Not only will you increase your average level of poker earnings by getting some of your rake back but you once you’ve signed up for rakeback it’s going to keep generating money as long as you play. Rakeback is hence often a long lasting promotion, a bonus to your bankroll for many months ahead. Of course, your rakeback deal is only valid as long as your rakeback site and poker rooms remain as partners.

Rakeback arguably comes with several advantages you won’t find in other bonus deals. When you normally have to play a large number of hands before any bonus can be collected, your rakeback is instantly activated with prompt payouts, normally once or twice every month.

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