What is the rake in poker?
The rake is the amount of money that is taken from the pot by the house. Basically it’s the fee that the house charges to use their table. Normally it’s a small percentage but it can add up over time and eat into your winnings significantly if you win quite often. For example, say the rake is 1% of the pot and the pot gets to $100 and someone wins it. The house (dealer in this case) removes $1 from the pot and gives $99 to the winner. A rakeback offer is essentially cutting you in on the profit that the house makes through the rake. How it works probably varies by which site is offering it. Hope that helped.
