vinnie
Legend
Silver Level
Generally, no. If the difference between rake and no-rake changes the decision, it was probably close enough to be a coin-flip either way. You don't know your opponent's hand or range with enough certainty that it would matter. There are times when it might matter, or makes certain types of hands less attractive, but not too many.
vinnie
Legend
Silver Level
Good players worry about rake and know how much it is costing them. The calculations aren't even extra. They come naturally with the others. The rake can turn some marginally profitable hands into unplayable ones. But, the question is asking about pot odds. And you are normally at a point where there is enough uncertainty that if rake makes a difference, you aren't making a huge error either way.
H
Hermus
Rock Star
Bronze Level
Like vinnie said, the spots where rake matters are very marginal anyway. However there's still an edge in factoring in rake into your decisionmaking.
Following the logic of: most people are able to play correctly in very obvious spots --> your edge comes from marginal spots it makes sense to use rake in your calculations. For most people this is limit to playing different ranges preflop (play a few big pots vs many small pots). I don't know if anyone goes as far as using rake in on the fly calculations since the edge is very small for these situations, where optimal play is ambiguous at best, and very sentistive to assumptions at worst.
Following the logic of: most people are able to play correctly in very obvious spots --> your edge comes from marginal spots it makes sense to use rake in your calculations. For most people this is limit to playing different ranges preflop (play a few big pots vs many small pots). I don't know if anyone goes as far as using rake in on the fly calculations since the edge is very small for these situations, where optimal play is ambiguous at best, and very sentistive to assumptions at worst.
