RAKE COMPARISON · CASH GAMES · CHECKED 11 NOVEMBER 2026
Lowest rake poker sites
The published cash-game rake schedules of seven online poker rooms, side by side. Pick your game, stake, table size and pot, and see which room takes the least, and why the answer changes as pots get bigger.
No room is cheapest everywhere. Of the seven schedules below, WPT Global charges a flat 4% on Hold'em, against 5% at most rooms, so it takes the least from pots below the cap at the stakes it lists. Once pots get big enough to hit the cap, PokerStars has the lowest 6-max caps from $0.25/$0.50 up, for example $2.75 at $1/$2 against $8 at WPT Global. At $0.01/$0.02, GGPoker's 6-max tables and ACR share the lowest cap, $0.20 with five or more players dealt in (GGPoker's 9-max tables cap higher, at $0.30), and in heads-up pots ACR's caps are lowest from $0.25/$0.50. Rooms change these tables, so check the room's own page before you play.
Rake comparison calculator
Every figure comes from the room's own rake page, checked on 11 November 2026 (ACR and GGPoker's 9-max table rechecked on 12 November), in US dollars. Table type only changes GGPoker, the one room here that publishes separate 6-max and 9-max Hold'em caps; the others set caps by the number of players dealt in. A room that doesn't list your exact game and stake is left out rather than guessed.
| Room | Rake on this pot | Share of pot | Rate | Cap here | Cap reached at pot of |
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* These rooms charge $0.01 for every full $0.20 in the pot, so a $1.15 pot pays $0.05, not $0.0575. The other rooms take a straight percentage, rounded to the cent. Rake rules that decide which players pay (for example ACR's weighted contributed rake) don't change the total taken from the pot.
Rake caps in big blinds
The cap is the most a room takes from one pot. Showing it in big blinds makes stakes comparable: a lower number is cheaper in big pots. The lowest cap in each column is highlighted.
A stake inside a published range doesn't prove the room runs that table, and some rooms list stakes that aren't in this grid (WPT Global's $0.10/$0.20, for example).
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How to compare rake fairly
- Compare the same game, stake and table size. Caps change with the number of players dealt in, and PLO often has its own table.
- Look at the rate for small pots and the cap for big ones. A 4% room takes less from a 20 big blind pot. A room with a low cap takes less from a 100 big blind pot, even at 5%.
- Turn caps into big blinds. A $3 cap is 30 big blinds at $0.05/$0.10 but 1.5 at $1/$2, so the same dollar cap matters far more at small stakes.
- Check the preflop rule. With "no flop, no drop", hands that end before the flop pay nothing. Fast-fold formats sometimes rake them anyway.
- Keep rakeback separate. Rakeback returns part of the rake you paid, on that room's terms. Compare the rake first, then the reward on top, using your own volume.
Your real cost depends on how many pots you play and how big they are. The poker rake calculator turns any schedule into a cost per hour and per 100 hands, and the rakeback calculator shows what you keep after rakeback.
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Two worked examples
Both use the published 6-max No Limit Hold'em schedules with six players dealt in. The pots are made up.
| Pot | WPT Global (4%) | PokerStars | GGPoker | What decides it |
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| $20 at $0.50/$1 (20 BB) | $0.80 | $1.00 | $1.00 | No cap is reached, so the lower rate wins |
| $100 at $1/$2 (50 BB) | $4.00 | $2.75 (cap) | $5.00 | PokerStars hits its $2.75 cap at a $55 pot; WPT's $8 cap needs a $200 pot |
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The rooms and their rules
Links go to each room's own rake page. "No flop, no drop" shows whether the page says pots that end before the flop are not raked.
| Room and rake page | No flop, no drop | Notes |
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Not included: BetOnline and CoinPoker. We couldn't read a complete rake table on their own sites on the check date, so we've left them out rather than use third-party figures. Not every room accepts players from every country, and online poker isn't legal everywhere, so check the rules where you live and the room's terms before you sign up.
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FAQ
What is a normal rake in online poker?
In these seven schedules the rate is 4% to 5% at most stakes (a few micro tables are lower or higher), with a cap per pot that depends on the stake and the number of players.
Is 4% rake always cheaper than 5%?
No. 4% takes less from pots below the cap, but if that room's cap is higher, a 5% room takes less from big pots. Both examples above show it.
What is a rake cap?
The most the room takes from a single pot, however big it gets. Caps usually rise with the stake and fall when fewer players are dealt in.
Is rake taken if there is no flop?
PokerStars, partypoker and WPT Global (outside PACE games) say no. The GGPoker, 888poker, ACR and Ignition pages we checked don't say either way, so ask the room.
Is rakeback the same as lower rake?
No. Rakeback gives back part of the rake later, usually with conditions. Lower rake means less is taken in the first place. You can have both.
Why are some stakes marked "not listed"?
That room's table doesn't include that exact stake. We don't round to the nearest stake or estimate a number.
How often does this change?
Rooms update their schedules without notice. Each figure here is as published on 11 November 2026; check the room's page before you play.
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