rakeback or nothing

[Penguinfan]

Thats good news TP, let us know ASAP on that.

As far as what you said about rakeback vs somewhere that doesn't cost you as much rake to begin with, I'd like to understand that farther. I play at Full Tilt with rakeback and they take 5% up to $3.00, isn't that pretty much stadard everywhere?

I still think it is worth it even if you are just a SNG player, say you play 10 $10+1 sng's (again standard fee everywhere) each day for a month and contribute $300 in rake that way, you get $75 rakeback, or just under 7 buy-ins. I still think that is definatly worth it reguardless.

The downside to rakeback at FT is I have no where near the cash game selection that players at Stars have, though that my be a good thing for me since I just can't play cash games for some reason (all the lessons in the world can't teach a cat to bark).

[Nikita]

I've never used rakeback either. I've considered it, but like TP said it would be a hassle to go back and close and then recreate all new accounts at the sites I play at.

[Talking Poker]

A couple of things:First, while the "big sites" rakes are pretty much standard, they definitely aren't all the same everywhere (don't forget about Party and their new "Monster" rake, for example). Doesn't one of the big sites charge 5+1 for SNGs while another charges 5+.50? I've never played a $5 SNG, but I remember that used to be the case. Anyway, that is a HUGE difference (twice the rake). So if THAT is your game of coice, you would be making a mistake by playing at the 5+1 site, even if you were getting 49% RakeBack (speaking purely mathematically).Also, lots of the other, smaller sites don't rake the same as the big ones... ESPECIALLY these sites that offer you 40% rakeback automatically, etc, etc... Be sure to check out what they are taking from each pot you play, because it's often a good bit more than "normal," making that 40% pretty much useless.As for your specific example, yes, 10+1 = 10+1. But if your ROI is twice as high at Party as it is at Full Tilt, it's stupid for you to be playing at Full Tilt just to get a piece of your Rake Back. It's all about the bottom line.