Table Rake & Tournament Fees
Buy-In
Buy-in is the amount you need to be able to sit at a cash table or join a tournament. In cash games it has certain limits, according to the stake and limit you are playing. In tournaments and SnGs, the buy-in is the amount required to register for the game.
Minimum and Maximum Buy-Ins
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Limit poker At the Limit tables, the minimum buy-in is 10 x stake. There is no maximum buy-in. E.g. at a 0.50/1 limit table, where the stake is 0.50, the minimum Buy-in is 10 x 0.50, meaning 5.
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Pot and No-Limit poker Pot Limit and No Limit games have both a minimum and a maximum Buy-in, fixed according to the table limits and type. On a regular table the minimum buy-in is 20 x BB and the maximum buy-in is 100 x BB. E.g. at a 1/2 Pot or No Limit table, where the BB is 2, the minimum buy-in is 20 x 2, meaning 40 and the maximum buy-in is 100 x 2, meaning 200.
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High Stack We also offer High Stack games where the minimum buy-in is 75 x BB and the maximum buy-in is 250 x BB. E.g. at a 1/2 Pot or No Limit High Stack table, where the BB is 2, the minimum buy-in is 75 x 2, meaning 150 and the maximum buy-in is 250 x 2, meaning 500.
Rake
Rake is the commission fee taken from any hand by the casino operating a poker game. It is generally 0-5% of the pot. In case the flop is not reached there is no rake taken. You can see exactly how much is the rake taken in the rake tables below.Tournament Fee
The Tournament fee is the commission taken by the casino for organizing tournaments. It is taken from every player that sings up for that tournament or SnG. It is generally around 10% of the buy-in at the tournament or SnG. For example, at a 5 tournament, the buy-in fee is usually 0.50. When registering, the buy-in is first written and then the buy-in fee with a plus sign between them, example: 5+0.50.
Note: Some tournaments allow for rebuys and add-ons, no fee is taken for these.
Cash Game Rake Tables
Fixed Limits
0.10/0.25 to 1/2
Limit |
Number of players |
Rake per Pot |
Max Rake |
0.10/0.25 |
2-10 |
0.01 for each 0.20 in Pot |
0.20 |
0.25/0.50 |
2-10 |
0.05 for each 1.00 in Pot |
0.40 |
0.50/1.00 |
2-10 |
0.05 for each 1.00 in Pot |
0.50 |
1.00/2.00 |
2-10 |
0.25 for each 5.00 in Pot |
1.00 |
2/4 to 100/200
Number of players |
20 Pot |
40 Pot |
70 Pot |
Max Rake |
2-3 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
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1.00 |
4-5 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
- |
2.00 |
6-10 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
Pot Limit & No Limit
0.01/0.02 to 50.00/100.00
Number of players |
Rake per Pot |
Max Rake |
2-3 |
0.01 for each 0.20 in Pot |
1.00 |
4-5 |
0.01 for each 0.20 in Pot |
2.00 |
6-10 |
0.01 for each 0.20 in Pot |
3.00 |
