The myth of PS rakeback

[PLO8FaceKilla]

I joined Full Tilt and like an idiot i knew nothing about Rakeback.

So i'm playing $50 HU sit n gos and don't have rakeback.
(i never play cash games)

Would stars be more beneficial for me?

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Pokerstars and Full Tilt aren't the only sites you know.

[FlushTheToilet]

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Pokerstars and Full Tilt aren't the only sites you know.

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Yeah lol, there's Party, iPoker, OnGame, Everest, Boss Media... oh wait...

[PLO8FaceKilla]

can someone please explain how stars has "rakeback" but it's not rakeback? lol

Is there a thread or sticky or faq that can explain this to me .

[Josem]

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can someone please explain how stars has "rakeback" but it's not rakeback? lol

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When you play on Stars, you get a number of player "points."

These have value; after you accumulate a chunk, you can redeem them for stuff.

[PLO8FaceKilla]

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can someone please explain how stars has "rakeback" but it's not rakeback? lol

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When you play on Stars, you get a number of player "points."

These have value; after you accumulate a chunk, you can redeem them for stuff.

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thanks for responding so quickly...

but how valuable are these "points" compared to the points you get on full tilt?

is it the same thing?

[Josem]

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thanks for responding so quickly...

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no problem.

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but how valuable are these "points" compared to the points you get on full tilt?

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They are much more valuable. I often see figures of around 0.16c per point quoted around here.

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is it the same thing?

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No, definitely not.

Essentially, to put it in perspective and summarise the discussion:

if you do have rakeback at full tilt, it is a close decision between playing at PS and FTP. It depends on your level of play, your playing volume, you're long-term expectations (PS "rb" increases as you play more; they also have lower rake to begin with) and other stuff.


if you do not have rb at full tilt, the comparison is not even close, and you are almost certainly massively better off playing at pokerstars.

[PLO8FaceKilla]

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thanks for responding so quickly...

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no problem.

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but how valuable are these "points" compared to the points you get on full tilt?

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They are much more valuable. I often see figures of around 0.16c per point quoted around here.

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is it the same thing?

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No, definitely not.

Essentially, to put it in perspective and summarise the discussion:

if you do have rakeback at full tilt, it is a close decision between playing at PS and FTP. It depends on your level of play, your playing volume, you're long-term expectations (PS "rb" increases as you play more; they also have lower rake to begin with) and other stuff.


if you do not have rb at full tilt, the comparison is not even close, and you are almost certainly massively better off playing at pokerstars.

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damn.... well that's kinda crappy news since i have some money in tilt but it's good that i know this now.

thanks a lot.

[Bobo Fett]

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Pokerstars and Full Tilt aren't the only sites you know.

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Yeah lol, there's Party, iPoker, OnGame, Everest, Boss Media... oh wait...

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Right, for the MANY non-Americans here, there are lots of superior choices.

Pickings may be slimmer for Americans, but there's still Absolute, UB, Cake, Bodog, Microgaming (in 39 states), True Poker, Poker4Ever, Merge, DGN...

[KSOT]

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Pokerstars and Full Tilt aren't the only sites you know.

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Yeah lol, there's Party, iPoker, OnGame, Everest, Boss Media... oh wait...

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Yeah lol, there's also Absolute, Ultimate Bet, Bodog, WPX, Cake poker, Carbon Poker, True Poker, etc... Need I go on?