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I have heard nothing specific from the Jax Cardroom about rakes....just what I have read on this forum, although I did hear the cardroom manager speak of a time charge as a possibility. However if anyone institutes a time charge THERE IS NO RAKE. The time charge is the rake. Each player is simply paying an hourly rate to play. I find it hard to believe anyone would really instiute a time charge at this level but keep in mind if the rakes drop a certain amount in the no limit games they may change to that. I am not a no limit expert but from what I have seen the games seem to be a bit tighter in no limit and most of the pots would generate lower rakes than in the limit games. I am sure the house would alter whatever rake structure they have in place
for a no limit game so that the rake is at least equal to what they could be getting if they were spreading any other game.But since they are ultimately aiming for $3-$5 a pot I don't think it would be too hard to achieve that.

The increased state cut of the tournament buy-in was something I heard at the Jax cardroom but I have no way to confirm that so don't treat it as fact just yet. I don't treat anything I have read on this forum as gospel to be honest with you. It may stay the same for all I know.
I was merely throwing out some 'what if' scenarios.
Most people are focusing purely on the stakes being raised and not all the other factors that determine whether a game or tournament is worth being played or not.