Ipoker Network Moves Towards Rake Contribution Method For Bonuses

Poker rooms often release bonuses and promotions to players based on the amount of rake or raked hands the person has played.

In the past, some poker rooms calculated a raked hand as just having been dealt cards in a raked hand. The rake assigned to all players was proportioned equally. So if a game had 5 players and $1 was raked, each player was viewed as contribution $.20, whether or not they actually bet or not.

Gradually, poker rooms, such as PokerStars, have moved to a weighted contribution method. Now, the rake is apportioned to players based on how much they contribute in that pot. So if a hand has 5 players, but it is heads-up going into the flop and $1 is raked, the two players that bet are assigned $.50 each.

Weighted contribution methods of assigning rake are generally good for aggressive players and bad for nits. Otherwise, it's generally not viewed as that big of a deal.

PokerStars does not accept real-money players from the United States.

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