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11-23-2005, 03:07 PM
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| | | Dutch Boyd - Online poker without a rake?
I found this today - http://www.rakefree.com/about_us.htm
While it looks to still be in the planning phase, I'm wondering how an online poker room can survive without a rake?
Advertising?
Flat rate unlimited monthly fee?
Per Hand or maybe "per flop" fee?  |
11-23-2005, 03:16 PM
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| | | Re: Dutch Boyd - Online poker without a rake?
Hmm good question. But does anyone really worry about the rake?? It seems to be such a miniscule percentage of the pot as to be negligible.
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11-23-2005, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by JM Hmm good question. But does anyone really worry about the rake?? It seems to be such a miniscule percentage of the pot as to be negligible. | Wow.
I am a reasonable winner at low stakes online poker. In a decent month, I may make $1,500 playing 2/4-3/6. At the site I was playing at for ages, I got 30% rakeback. My rakeback for the month would often be around $1,200.
This means that the rake from my pots in a month appraoched $4,000.
Rake is nowhere near negligible. |
11-23-2005, 04:06 PM
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| | | Re: Dutch Boyd - Online poker without a rake?
If anything will kill this, it will be the infamous "Dutch Boyd" name.
Right or wrong, he was accused of operating a site that went down the tube and players lost their money in their account. There were lots of discussions at RGP over this topic.
I was not even playing online at that time so personally I didn't lose anything but I would rather be safe and not play there. |
11-23-2005, 04:59 PM
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| | | Re: Dutch Boyd - Online poker without a rake?
Yup, the very same one. And it doesn't look like he's making any effort to hide it either. Quote: |
Originally Posted by dad604 If anything will kill this, it will be the infamous "Dutch Boyd" name.
Right or wrong, he was accused of operating a site that went down the tube and players lost their money in their account. There were lots of discussions at RGP over this topic.
I was not even playing online at that time so personally I didn't lose anything but I would rather be safe and not play there. | |
11-23-2005, 05:08 PM
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What site?
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11-23-2005, 05:49 PM
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| | | Re: Dutch Boyd - Online poker without a rake?
Poker Spot. Boyd writes about it here, but I think his explaination is a bit fishy. http://www.rakefree.com/faq10.htm#faq
At the very least, he doesn't seem too good at choosing who to do business with, so I would keep my money away from the site until it had a good track record. |
11-23-2005, 06:00 PM
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| | | Re: Dutch Boyd - Online poker without a rake?
isnt this the same guy from the crew who has mentally deficiencies? |
11-23-2005, 07:13 PM
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| | | Re: Dutch Boyd - Online poker without a rake?
You lost me at Dutch Boyd 
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11-23-2005, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Daniel isnt this the same guy from the crew who has mentally deficiencies? | I believe that he's been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Mental illness, maybe. I'm not so sure that I'd refer to it as a mental deficiency though.
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