Rakeback Calculation Methods
If you’ve made here to StackTheRake.com you probably have already learned that rakeback adds a value to your bankroll, and to every single hand of poker you play, and in some cases, even a few that you don’t.
What you might not realize is that not all rakeback payments are calculated using the same formulas. What you’ll soon see is that 27% at one site isn’t necessarily the same as 27% at another site.
The rakeback calculation methods we’re going to discuss here are:
The Dealt Rakeback method of calculation also known as the ‘shared method’.
The Contributed Rakeback calculation method, and the Weighted method, which is the contributed method, with some strings.
All rakeback payments are calculated using a number the poker rooms refer to as your MGR, or your Monthly Gross Revenue.
Simply put, your Monthly Gross Revenue is the amount of money the poker room earns from your rake each month.
The way this is calculated however varies, and you’ll see what a big deal that variance can be below.
Dealt Rakeback - Is Shared by Every Player Dealt Into Every Hand.
Probably the simplest to compute and to keep track of is the dealt rakeback system, a very nice option for the tighter poker players.
Rooms like Cake Poker, Doyle’s Room and Full Tilt use the Dealt method of rakeback calculation method, also referred to as the shared method.
Simply put, if you’re dealt cards in a hand, you earn rakeback. The poker sites give MGR credit to every player in the hand at these tables.
Contributed - Rakeback Credited to Players that Contribute to the Pot
When rake is calculated using the contributed method, MGR is credited to every player that actually contributed to the rake. Therefore, to be eligible for rakeback in this hand, you’d have to put money into the pot at some point. For instance, if you were the big blind but folded, or if you called an all in bet for all of your chips, you qualify for rakeback in this scenario.
The Weighted Contributed Method is a bit more Specific
Using this calculation method, a player is credited for the money he actually contributed to the rake.
If the player was still in the hand when the rake is capped, he is vested in the entire hand, if however he folded before the rake was paid, he’ll only get credit for the percentage of the rake he actually contributed to the pot.
Fair Nuff huh? Yet not the most profitable bet for some rakeback players. If you’re middle name’s action, and your last’s Jackson however, this might be the way for you to stack the rake.
