Rake Back FAQ
Browse our FAQ to find answers to questions regarding your rakeback. You can also Contact Us to email our support team with any other questions you may have.
What is rakeback?
Online poker rooms make their money by automatically taking a cut of the players' stake money; this is called the 'rake'. Typically the rake is 5% of every pot, you will often see it being taken and stacked at the top of the table during a game. Playing a few hundred hands a month soon accumulates a large amount of rake, and you could be paying tens of thousands of $$$ a year in rake. Most players don't realise they can get up to 50% of their rake money back with a rakeback professional.
How do I sign up with you?
All you need to do is choose a room from our list of rakeback offers and then follow the instructions on that page which will guide you through each step of the sign up process. You can sign up to as many rooms as you like through us, there are no limits.
This rakeback thing is awesome! How are you guys able to get this for me?
We get paid by the poker rooms for bringing new players to their site. The commission we receive for signing you up to a poker room is based on the rake you generate by playing. We then give the majority of this commission back to you as rakeback. The partnerships we have built with the largest selection of poker rooms allow us to offer up to 50% rakeback PLUS you can play for over $125,000 a month in exclusive promotions, winning cash or all expenses paid packages to worldwide live events. It's simple, it's free and it can add up to tens of thousands of $$$ a year!
How will my rakeback be paid to me?
The payments are made once a month directly into your poker account. For example, if you have accumulated $400 in rakeback in December, this will be paid to you in January. We strive to make the rakeback payments to you by the 15th of each month.
Can I check how much rakeback I have earned?
Yes! Almost all of your rakeback stats are updated daily and can be seen when you login to Return My Rake. If a site does not update daily there will be a note of this. There can sometimes be delays with the rakeback stats updating, but these delays are usually out of our control and are usually not more than a couple of days.
How is rake calculated at my poker room?
There are three basic methods of rake calculation.
* Dealt Cards:
If you are dealt cards in a hand then you are deemed to have contributed to the pot and therefore you are allocated an equal share of the rake taken. This is regardless of whether you fold straight away or not. If for example the rake taken on a particular table is $3 and there are six of you playing, then your rake consideration is $0.50. Examples: Full Tilt, Cake, PlayersOnly, Red Star
* Average Contributed:
Similar to the dealt cards method as above in terms of the calculation, but you must contribute at least something to the pot. If you fold without contributing to the pot then your rake consideration is zero. If for example the pot on a particular table was $60 the rake taken is $3. Even if you contributed only $2 to the pot and there are six of you playing (but two folded pre-flop) then you get allocated a quarter of the rake as 4 people in total contributed to the pot. Examples: UltimateBet, Betfair, Absolute
* Weighted Contributed:
You simply get allocated the weighted proportion of the pot that you contributed. If for example the pot was $60, the rake taken is $3. If you put in $2 to the pot then your rake consideration is (2/60 * $3) or $0.10. Examples: Poker Heaven, Fortune, Carbon.
Will bonuses affect my rakeback?
Some rooms deduct bonuses from your rake (before the rakeback is calculated). Some do not. You will need to check the summary table on any of our poker room pages to see who deducts and who does not. NB. It is always better to get rakeback + bonus, rather than just rakeback even if the bonus is deducted from your rake.
Here's a quick example of why.
Let's say you sign up and rake $1,000 in your first month.
Let's also assume you get a $300 bonus
Your net rake is $700
Let's assume for ease you are on 30% rakeback
You will get $210 (30% of $700) back
Plus you got the $300 bonus
Total comp is $510 (effectively 51% rakeback on your $1000)
Now let's assume you play the same amount without a bonus.
Bonus = 0
Net rake = $1000
Rakeback at 30% = $300
Total Comp = $300
Effective 30% rakeback on your $1000
Instantly you can see that it is better to have rakeback + bonus rather than just rakeback
Can I get rakeback on the fees I pay for tournaments and SnGs?
Almost all rooms pay rakeback on Tournament and SnG fees. For example: If you enter a tournament where the buy-in is $100 + $10 then you will get rakeback on the $10