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Posted Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:55 am GMT by pm_french
...how do casinos take the rake during play?
I understand that they will take a percentage but how clinical is it? Do they round it up/down etc. Does this tend to cause delays in the action whilst they are calculating the rake for that hand etc.
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Posted Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:05 am GMT by Always_Bored
You usually wont notice them take it. They are sneaky. As players are deciding on what to do the dealer usually does a rough count of the pot and figures out what to take. Usually the max. IF the pot is not big enough for a full rake, at the casino i play at, then the dealer waits till the end of the hand and counts it up and takes the smaller rake. It does not take long and does not take away from the game. Believe me you wont notice.
Posted Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:20 am GMT by pm_french
Do they use the racks in front of them for the rake or do they tend to scoop it down a hole out of sight?
Just out of interest what sort of percentages are you looking at?
Posted Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:22 am GMT by Always_Bored
| pm_french wrote: | Do they use the racks in front of them for the rake or do they tend to scoop it down a hole out of sight?
Just out of interest what sort of percentages are you looking at? |
they usually put it in their tray, or ive seen some drop it into a slot in the table.
Posted Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:25 pm GMT by Geno
At some places they stack the raked chips over a little trapdoor thing and then at the end of the hand drop them into oblivion.
Posted Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:46 am GMT by Idaho
I believe that they charge a seat rental rather than a rake in UK casinos.
Posted Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:31 am GMT by Muck
| Geno wrote: | | At some places they stack the raked chips over a little trapdoor thing and then at the end of the hand drop them into oblivion. |
Does the dealer pull an oversized comedy lever while laughing manically? :D
As for the question I have no idea I only play tourneys in casinos.
Posted Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:34 am GMT by Always_Bored
| Idaho wrote: | | I believe that they charge a seat rental rather than a rake in UK casinos. |
thats better than a rake, in my opinion
Posted Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:40 am GMT by ForumJP
wo...that's pretty cool~ how much does it cost per hour at the smallest tables ??? say 2/4
Posted Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:56 am GMT by Idaho
I can't answer that I'm afraid. The poker scene in the UK is far smaller than in the US - and limit poker is a rarity. Pot Limit is the most common with No Limit growing in popularity.
Often games will beheld at casinos a few nights a week. Regular everyday card rooms are numbered less than 10 in the whole country.
Posted Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:51 am GMT by Idaho
Played at a poker club on saturday. Self delt cash games charged a flat chair rental of £3 an hour. On the dealer tables there was a rake of 5%.
PL and NL dominate the UK scene - most people are pretty unimpressed by Fixed limit.
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