Rake questions

What is the range of rake per 100 BB in 6 max and headsup?
I am wondering what I must overcome as a player to break even.
Is it more than 1bb/100?
When a player posts 5bb/100 winrate what is that player's true winrate?
Is rake greater bb/100 at low stakes than at high stakes?


Thank you for reading and if you can answer any of my questions ty ty ty

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excluding home games, rake is generally proportionally higher at lower limits live and online

On December 26 2017 15:13 deathstar wrote: What is the range of rake per 100 BB in 6 max and headsup? I am wondering what I must overcome as a player to break even. Is it more than 1bb/100? When a player posts 5bb/100 winrate what is that player's true winrate? Is rake greater bb/100 at low stakes than at high stakes? Thank you for reading and if you can answer any of my questions ty ty ty

Depends on stakes and site

Yes its more than 1bb/100

when aplayer posts a 5bb/100 wintate that is a winrate post-rake

yes rake is higher at lowe stakes big blind wise for obvious reasons

At micros, I generally pay between 8-11bb/100 for the luxury to play at the worlds largest online poker site.

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I have no Idea :>

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rake is so high to win these days? are there still winners who can actually win in cash game online these days?

or is it all bots now

I am sure there are people that can still win at this point. Not many. I know like 1 guy that still beats poker. It will mostly be Russians and Brazilians and similar places that have no future. It probably is all bots now.

Didn't pluribus beat Linus at 6max in like 2018??? That is 6 friggin' years ago. No one has heard anything from the poker front because there is nothing to be heard.

poker is still very beatable. just takes more work. US sites are extremely soft (relativistically), sites like ACR have some botting and stuff going on but generally speaking pretty beatable still

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Rake in online poker (specifically in **6-max** and **Heads-Up (HU)**) varies significantly depending on the site, stakes, and structure. Here’s a breakdown of what you’re up against:

### **Rake per 100 BB (bb/100) in 6-Max and Heads-Up**
- **6-Max* Typically **4–12 bb/100**, depending on stakes and site.
- **Heads-Up* Can be even higher, often **7–15 bb/100**, as hands play out more often and fewer players contribute.

Yes, you usually have to overcome more than **1 bb/100** in rake just to break even. At low stakes, it can be brutal—often **8–12 bb/100** at microstakes (NL2–NL25). High stakes (NL200+) tend to have lower rake as a percentage of the pot.

### **Impact on a Player’s True Winrate**
If a player posts a **5 bb/100** winrate, their actual (pre-rake) winrate is:
[
text{True winrate} = 5 text{ bb/100} + text{rake paid per 100}
]
So, if rake is **8 bb/100**, the player is actually winning **13 bb/100** before rake.

### **Is Rake Higher in BB/100 at Low Stakes?**
Yes. At **low stakes (NL2–NL25)**, rake as a percentage of the pot is much higher because:
1. Rake caps are lower (so a bigger portion of the pot gets taken).
2. More multi-way pots lead to more rake.
3. Lower rakeback opportunities for microstakes players.

At **high stakes (NL200+),** rake per 100 hands is often much lower in **bb/100** because:
- Rake is capped at a lower percentage of large pots.
- More aggressive preflop play reduces the number of pots that reach a high rake threshold.
- Rakeback and rewards help offset costs.

So, **low stakes are the hardest hit by rake**—often requiring you to beat **8-12 bb/100** in rake just to break even.