The rake is unacceptable

[MicroBob]

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"Very few players make their choice of games or even sites based on the rake."

So if tommorow stars became 30% cheaper you think they would not take a significant amount from the other sites?

Not to mention that the fish would still lose their $ it would just take longer.

What proof do you have that if a major site dropped its rake, they would not gain players?

And WSEX is not proof.

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I have no proof...just a belief.

Most players don't care about rake or have much of an awareness of it.
Some site bragging that they take only $2 on a given pot instead of $2.50 in the same size pot will have very little impact. Most players think, "Big deal. It's 50 freaking cents. If 50 cents makes that much difference to you then maybe poker isn't your game."

Stars already has significantly better rake at many stakes and games for example. And even most of the people who play there don't realize they are getting a better deal on the rake than they would at FT.

Same thing happens in live games. Most people don't think $3 or $4 being taken out of a pot is a big deal. You're winning a $60 pot...so the house taking out $4 is insignificant.

That is how most people view the rake.

FT taking $1 out of a $10 pot when Stars takes only $0.50 out of the same pot is simply something that a vast majority of players aren't even aware of nor would care about if they were made aware.