Rake Race Analysis - February 2013

Rake Race Analysis – Rakeback.com Rooms - February 2013

By Scott Carlson, Rakeback.com Content Manager

Ever wonder which poker networks offer the highest value rake races? No more guess work - we do the math for all major rake races across the industry every month.

Rooms	Extra Rakeback %	Min Rake Required	Value Grade
Cake Poker, Juicy Stakes	10.7% - 31.1%	~$65	A+
Carbon Poker, Aced	0.8% - 13.0%	~$1,200	C-
Ladbrokes	0.5% - 7.7%	~€620	D-
RedKings	2.5% - 22.9%	~$175	C
Red Star	10% - 20%	$30	B-

See how much extra rakeback you could earn at each room below. We’ve listed 1^st, 10^th, halfway, and last place data for each race.

Cake Poker & Juicy Stakes - $60k Rake Race

Last month Cake Poker (Juicy Stakes Poker for U.S. players) ran a $60,000 rake race. The promotion consisted of four $15,000 rake races. Players earned 3.4% - 22.4% extra rakeback on top of the default 36%.

$60k Rake Race	Place	Prize	Amount Raked	Extra Rakeback
February 1 - 18	1st	$1,250	$5,008	25.0%
	10th	$213	$1,910	11.1%
	150th	$25	$199	12.6%
	300th	$13	$78	16.7%
February 8 - 15	1st	$1,250	$5,694	22.0%
	10th	$213	$1,890	11.2%
	150th	$25	$195	12.8%
	300th	$13	$76	17.1%
February 15 - 22	1st	$1,250	$5,226	23.9%
	10th	$213	$1,979	10.7%
	150th	$25	$204	12.2%
	300th	$13	$80	16.3%
February 22 - 28	1st	$1,250	$3,882	31.1%
	10th	$213	$1,456	14.6%
	150th	$25	$156	16.0%
	300th	$13	$63	20.6%

Next month Cake & Juicy Stakes will run the same races.

Rakeback.com Grade: A+
Participate in this Rake Race on Cake Poker or Juicy Stakes (U.S)

Carbon Poker & Aced - $10k Rake Race

Carbon & Aced ran a $10,000 Rake Race promotion once again last month. Players in this race earned from 0.8% - 13.0% extra rakeback, on top of the default 35%.

$10k Rake Race	Place	Prize	Amount Raked	Extra Rakeback
February Results	1st	$2,000	$15,366	13.0%
	10th	$250	$4,506	5.5%
	35th	$25	$2,424	1.0%
	75th	$10	$1,181	0.8%

Next month the Merge skins will run the same $10,000 rake race with the winner taking home $2,000.

Rakeback.com Grade: C-
Participate in this Rake Race on Carbon Poker or Aced Poker

Ladbrokes Poker - €20k Points Races

Last month Ladbrokes ran two €10,000 rake races, one with a top heavy payout and one with a flat payout. Players earned an additional 0.5% - 7.7% rakeback on top of the up to 30% VIP rewards.

€20k Points Races	Place	Prize	Amount Raked	Extra Rakeback
Top Heavy Payout Race	1st	€2,500	€29,272	7.7%
	10th	€200	€5,293	3.8%
	25th	€100	€2,724	3.7%
Flat Payout Race	1st	€1,500	€21,949	6.8%
	10th	€100	€7,678	1.3%
	25th	€40	€1,855	0.5%
	50th	€10	€610	1.6%

Rakeback.com Grade: D-
Participate in this Rake Race on Ladbrokes Poker

RedKings Poker - Exclusive $7,500 Points Race

RedKings ran two $3,750 races last month. Players earned an additional 2.5% - 22.9% in rakeback throughout the promotion, on top of the up to 40% VIP rakeback.

$7,500 Points Race	Place	Prize	Amount Raked	Extra Rakeback
February 1 - 14	1st	$700	$3,053	22.9%
	10th	$87.50	$1,119	7.8%
	35th	$12.50	$437	2.9%
	75th	$5	$172	2.9%
February 15 - 28	1st	$700	$5,711	12.2%
	10th	$87.50	$1,591	5.5%
	35th	$12.50	$487	2.6%
	75th	$5	$199	2.5%

Next month RedKings will run the same $7,500 races with the top spot taking home $700 in each race. A $100,000 points race will also run with 230 place paid.

Rakeback.com Grade: C
Participate in this Rake Race on RedKings

Red Star Poker - $27k Rake Chase

Last month Red Star Poker ran a $27,000 rake chase. Players could earn 10 - 20% extra rakeback, on top of the default 36% daily rakeback. There were a limited number of prizes for each of the 14 levels, so it paid to play early.

$27k Rake Chase	Level	Prize	Rake Required	Extra Rakeback
February Results	14 (1 Prize)	$2,000	$10,000	20%
	10 (4 Prizes)	$490	$3,500	14%
	5 (60 Prizes)	$40	$200	11.4%
	1 (250 Prizes)	$3	$30	10%

During the promotion players could 'cash out' at any time. Once you cashed out, you started back at the bottom. This promotion is running once again next month.

Rakeback.com Grade: B-
Partcipate in this Rake Race on Red Star Poker

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