Issues with the rake

[yocrackattack]

I confront a rake that's actually worse than yours but the games are still VERY profitable. The main thing you have to think about is how much of an edge do you have over the other players... That's the MOST important thing. If it's small you guys are basically passing the $$ back and forth until the house gets it all.
The live game I play is a 2-5 nl he game w/ 5% rake capped at 25€!!! But the game is fantastic because the players have no clue what's going on. If they have black AA on a 456 of hearts flop there is no way on earth they're folding. You basically double up on every good hand you decide to play. So the way I see it is this- would you pay 25€ to double up your stack? Hell, I'd pay €60+ if it was that much of a gurantee... But a few words of caution: throw your bluffs out of the window- and I mean never... And if the game gets short handed take a walk... The variance is too high and you'll basically be passing the cash back and forth at huge costs.