Question about rake

So, I DL'd a trial of PT3 and played a quick session of Rush on FTP (4 tables). After the session, I checked out my stats and noticed that the rake is ridiculously high.

...This what C9 was probably talking about in his thread...

Anyway, is that $6.05 in rake taken from me? Or is that the total rake taken from all the tables in the session? I'm hopping its the latter because $6 in rake/1K hands is just crazy. If is from me, though, I might need to tighten up and not raise/c-bet so many hands because I'm probably just inflating the pot and the rake.

Also, are my stat's too nitty for rush? Could it possibly be too loose? From what I understand, the rush regs really nit it up at these games. I know the hand sample is way too small for a decent analysis, but I figured I'd ask now and make the changes early rather than later.

Thanks.

I am pretty sure that is from just you.
Do you get rakeback?

7/6/3 at 6-max seems ultra nitty to me but for 11BB/100 I could be called a nit.

As for the rake, yes, you payed $6.05 for those 1100 hands (5.5BB/100!!!). You actually paid less than the average for your tables though because your MGR was $6.20 (this is the total paid in rake by everyone at your tables divided by the total number of players). So if you played at only full 6-max tables (no one was sitting out) FTP made $37.20 in rake over the 1120 hands you played or 33.8BB/100. BTW your rakeback will be based on your MGR not the rake you actually paid.

Yeah and people think they'd be stupid enough to risk that by rigging it!

Sorry for my noob question, but where do you get your stats...?

I looked in the Software but couldn't find it...

The stats are a report from PT3 (Poker Tracker 3) PT3 and is software that tracks and evaluates stats on hands that you play at the tables on different poker sites.

Holdem Manager is another variation of the same type of software. Do a search on this site into either one and you will find allot of threads that discuss each in greater detail.

And they are both approved to use by most poker sites.

This data is for $2NL. It will take a little math, but you should be able to figure out which one rakes you more.

Full Tilt rakes pots at 6.67%, max of $2, and they give you 27% rakeback plus Iron Man.

Stars rakes at 5%, max of $2, and they have the most complicated rakeback program ever.

Cereus, Carbon, and bodog rake at 5%, with a $3 max rake, and they provide ~35%+ rakeback.

Cake is the same as full tilt (6.67% max of $2), but with 33% rakeback.

Crazy. Thanks all

The way I understand it:

The $6.05 is what was you paid personally to rake.

The MGR of $6.20 is what was taken from the hands that you participated in, divided among the other players at the table. This is what most sites base your points and rakeback on.

philthy said:

If is from me, though, I might need to tighten up and not raise/c-bet so many hands because I'm probably just inflating the pot and the rake.

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No no no.

Play the same, ignore the rake. Never let rake have you make -EV decisions!

Pascal LeFiscal said:

No no no.

Play the same, ignore the rake. Never let rake have you make -EV decisions!

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+1 to that!

The only thing the rake should make you do is avoid marginal preflop decisions. So hands that are on the border of an open should be folded. But with a vpip of like 1, you've already avoided all those marginal spots philthy.