starfall
Visionary
Silver Level
We can't recommend any sites because they compete with this forum for sign-ups. However, the principle is that if you have a 30% rakeback deal (a common % rate) then if you are dealt into a hand where $1 of rake is taken and there are 5 players, then your share of the rake is $0.20, and you get 30% of that, or $0.06. Playing a lot of hands, and multi-tabling it can potentially add up. However, it is better to be always playing to clear a bonus if possible, as sign-up bonuses and reload bonuses tend to be more lucrative per hand.
Makwa
Undesirable Predator
Silver Level
Well, with a BR of 2.80, rakeback wont help you. You have to be playing lo limits at least, not super micro, to get any rakeback (i.e. at 30% you have to sit in at least $150 in games raked per month, to get the minimum (usual) $50
rakeback.
Also, there is tons of info out there on the subject... go google!!
rakeback.
Also, there is tons of info out there on the subject... go google!!
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starfall
Visionary
Silver Level
Makwa's right... while some sites are OK on reward points and bonus clearing even at fairly low stakes (though some aren't), rakeback only gets you an amount based on the rake that's actually taken. At micro stakes, even if a rake is taken your share of the rake is then going to be insignificant.
However, once you're playing at stakes where rakeback will actually accrue, then it's possibly worth noting that it does change the applicable strategy slightly. Although one problem with playing a very tight game is not getting action when you do make a hand, the other part of the problem is that you pay out too much in blinds for the amount you get back because of that limited action. While there are some rakeback deals that only count 'contributed' rake (only counting hands where you contribute money to the pot), most work on the basis of whether you were dealt into the hand, and that supports tighter play, because it offsets the cost of the blinds.
In No Limit or Pot Limit games, it's more significant, because at an aggressive take you could see the rake being relatively large compared to the blinds, so the rakeback covers more of the blinds. Theoretically at the right table you could turn a profit without playing a hand from the rakeback paying out more than the blinds are costing you, though I doubt anyone here has found a situation like that in reality. Also consider the player points that you accrue to further offset the blinds, and the ability to multi-table more easily when playing very tight poker (because you're seeing less hands at each table), and this may further justify trying a very tight game with a rakeback deal.
However, once you're playing at stakes where rakeback will actually accrue, then it's possibly worth noting that it does change the applicable strategy slightly. Although one problem with playing a very tight game is not getting action when you do make a hand, the other part of the problem is that you pay out too much in blinds for the amount you get back because of that limited action. While there are some rakeback deals that only count 'contributed' rake (only counting hands where you contribute money to the pot), most work on the basis of whether you were dealt into the hand, and that supports tighter play, because it offsets the cost of the blinds.
In No Limit or Pot Limit games, it's more significant, because at an aggressive take you could see the rake being relatively large compared to the blinds, so the rakeback covers more of the blinds. Theoretically at the right table you could turn a profit without playing a hand from the rakeback paying out more than the blinds are costing you, though I doubt anyone here has found a situation like that in reality. Also consider the player points that you accrue to further offset the blinds, and the ability to multi-table more easily when playing very tight poker (because you're seeing less hands at each table), and this may further justify trying a very tight game with a rakeback deal.
c9h13no3
Is drawing with AK
Silver Level
I have rakeback on Ultimate bet, and I get 30% back. Every month they deposit whatever rakeback I've accumulated in my poker account.
When I was playing 6-7 tables of 1c-2c NLHE, I got about 40$ in rakeback every month. So its certainly significant.