Rake/Staked

[Losfer]

My two friends are trying to drag me up to the casino for some poker, but I told them I don't have the money to play. So they offered to Stake me, but we have no idea how that works. The one friend suggested that we each contribute $50 for me to play with. If I lost, the 1st $50 would come from me and after that they would split the lost. If I won, the each would get 25% of my winnings.

I would be playing 3/6 and we think that the rake is $.50 for every $5 in the pot, capped at $5. We are going to Soaring Eagle in Mt. Pleasant, MI, so if anyone knows this to be incorrect, please correct me.

First of all, I'm not sure that the rake is beatable, and I'm really not sure that it is if I only get half my winnings.

The trip is just for fun, but I don't want to put my self in a losing situation.

Any suggestions/advice would be great.

Thanks.