Poker rake

The silent opponent.

Rake is the house edge of poker — a slice of every pot, taken whether you win or lose. This tool adds it up across pots, hours and a whole session.

The idea

Winner before the rake, loser after.

A player can beat the table and still lose money, because the room takes its cut first. To genuinely win at poker you have to beat the other players by more than the rake quietly removes — every single hour.

What the room takes

Rake is the house edge of poker. It adds up without pause.

Rake (%)

The percentage the room takes from the pot. Usually 5%.

Rake cap

€

Average raked pot

€

The average size of the pots that pay rake.

Raked hands per hour

Hours played

Rake per pot

1.25 €

Limited by the cap

Rake per hour

31.25 €

What you pay every hour of play

Total rake paid

-3,125 €

Over those hours you have handed 3,125 € to the room — 31.25 € an hour, whether you play well or badly. Rake does not wait for you to lose: you pay it on every pot you win too.

Rake is the silent opponent: a player can be a winner before the rake and a loser after it. To beat poker it is not enough to beat the others — you have to beat them by more than the room takes.