When poker players sit at a real money ring game online or at a casino, rake is taken from the pot by the poker room. The amount of rake taken can vary, but generally it is about 5% of the pot. However, this percentage of rake taken from each pot varies depending on the poker room. It is very important you are aware of the rake schedules for the poker rooms you play at. This is especially important when deciding which stakes or structure of ring games to play. For example, at ring games the rake rates vary depending on the number of players in the hand, the size of the pot, and the size of the blinds. At some tables you are going to be paying a significantly larger percentage of the pot in rake. It can also have an impact on decisions related to rakeback. Cake Poker has one of the best rake schedules on the internet, compare it to others and you will see this is a great deal.

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This page will show you the rake schedule for Cake Poker. At Cake Poker, they use the industry wide standard policy of "No Flop - No Rake". This means Cake Poker doesn’t take rake in Holdem or Omaha ring games unless a flop is seen and also pots are not raked in Stud or Razz unless the hand gets to Fourth Street.

Here is the rake schedule for Cake Poker games broken down by betting limit structure:

Fixed Limit Games $0.04/$0.08

If 2-10 players, rake is $0.01 for every $0.20 in the pot, with a max rake of $0.08.

Fixed Limit Games $0.10/$0.20

If 2-10 players, rake is $0.01 for every $0.20 in the pot, with a max rake of $0.20.

Fixed Limit Games $0.25/$0.50

If 2-10 players, the rake is $0.05 for every $1 in the pot, with a max rake of $1.

Fixed Limit Games $0.50/$1 to $1/$2

If 2-10 players, the rake is $0.25 for every $5 in the pot, with a max rake of $1.

Fixed Limit Games $2/$4 to $50/$100

If 2-3 players, the rake is $0.50 for every $20 in the pot, with a max rake of $1.
If 4-5 players, the rake is $1 for every $20 in the pot, with a max rake of $2.
If 6-10 players, the rake is $1 for every $20 in the pot, with a max rake of $3.

Fixed Limit Games $100/$200

If 2-3 players, the rake is $1 for every $100 in the pot, with a max rake of $2.
If 4-10 players, the rake is $1 for every $100 in the pot, with a max rake of $5.

Pot Limit and No Limit Games $0.01/$0.02 to $10/$20

If 2-3 players, the rake is $0.05 for every $1 in the pot, with a max rake of $1.
If 4-5 players, the rake is $0.05 for every $1 in the pot, with a max rake of $2.
If 6-10 players, the rake is $0.05 for every $1 in the pot, with a max rake of $3.

Pot Limit and No Limit Games $25/$50 and up

If 2-3 players, the rake is $0.05 for every $1 in the pot, with a max rake of $1.
If 4-5 players, the rake is $0.05 for every $1 in the pot, with a max rake of $2.
If 6-10 players, the rake is $0.05 for every $1 in the pot, with a max rake of $5.

Also, it is important to note that players at Cake Poker Heads-Up Ring games (2 players max) only pay $0.05 in rake for every $1 in the pot with a max rake of $0.50 on all stakes.

To sign-up for Cake Poker Rakeback visit our: Cake Poker Rakeback Sign-Up Form.