Joined: Aug '09
Location: Netherlands
Age: 33 (M)
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Hello peeps,
I read about the rakeback offers and signed in for the Cellsino one, every money I get my rakeback and I got nothing to complain about. However, I do have a question about rakeback.
There are two options, '' contributed rake '' and '' dealt rake '' .
So far I know, contributed rake is the rake you get from a single hand but the amount of rake you receive depends on how much you contributed to the pot. So if you fold pre-flop, you get no rake.
Dealt rake is the rake you get from a single hand and it does not depend on whether you folded or not.
My question is.... which one is the most profitable? Anyone with enough experience to give advise? Thank you!
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 42 (M)
Posts: 401
Dealt is better if you play tight aggressive. You play few hands so you don't contribute a lot to the pot, so you will generate more rakeback with a dealt deal. If you are very aggressive, then the contributed it's nice for you. You generate enough rake to be profitable with that deal.
Joined: Jan '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 48 (M)
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Taken from a website:
"What Is The Contributed and Dealt Rakeback Method?
The contributed rakeback method is simple: it is calculated by the amount you put into each pot, rather than each and every hand you play as in the dealt rakeback method. On the surface this could seem to be a fairer way of paying out rakeback—after all, why should you owe money on the rake for a pot in which you’ve bet nothing? The answer is: you shouldn’t. Contributed rakeback means you’ll be getting back money on every dollar you spend.
It sounds ideal, and many poker rooms advertise the contributed rakeback model, but there are still issues to consider. You should not just look for contributed rakeback deals and then stop your search. Some online poker rooms offering contributed rakeback may subtract your bonus amounts from your net rake. You may have to chose one offer over the other and decide which avenue will be the most lucrative. A better bet is to find an online poker room that offers contributed rakeback and does not subtract bonus earnings from your generated rake totals.
Rakeback is calculated over the long haul, rather than dollar for dollar. As such, some players look for non-contributed or dealt rakeback. The rakeback method you choose depends a lot on your style of play: number of hours, number of games, and size of bets. In a dealt rakeback scenario, you get back a cut of the rake from every hand you've been dealt, regardless of whether or not you've contributed to the pot.
By and large, contributed rakeback is the online casino industry norm. If an online poker room does not currently have contributed rakeback, it will not be surprising if the site adopts the contributed method in the future. The most important thing a player has to consider is not just if a site using the contributed method, but how the method affects other types of payments. Will bonuses be affected? Will you lose loyalty points on tournament fees? There are several issues to consider beyond how each pot’s rake is calculated. You should also read the fin print of the bonus deal. Sometimes you won’t earn as much bonus for playing poker compare with casino games such as blackjack and roulette.
It is also important to read the fine print for different locales: U.S. players may owe more in deposit and withdrawal fees than non U.S. residents. In addition, these rules will change, as online gambling rules are always evolving. If you can cash in on a better rakeback/bonus structure in the future, take it. Make sure that the new structure works to your benefit or you’re going to want to sign up with a new poker room."
I would take a rakeback over these no deposit offers because in the long run most places give you some sort of a deposit bonus and some sites don't deduct it from your bonus which is nice. Then u can earn rakeback while earning a bonus so u can play on the site and see if u like it or the competition is what u like. I was playing at one site and liked it but didn't stay because I wanted rakeback and couldn't get it. But I have asked about dealt vs contributed and come to the conclusion that it really doesn't matter because they both work out to be about the same because your play and other factors that are involved in poker are always changing. Hope this helped.
