Cap reached
At 5% with a 10 cap, a 400 pot produces 20 raw rake but only 10 charged.
Poker Rake Calculator
Apply percentage-capped or fixed rake to a pot, then inspect effective rake, net pot, rakeback, and equal or contribution-based allocations. The poker rake calculator explains mathematical cost without recommending or comparing any operator.
Calculate and allocate rake cost
Equal covers all dealt players; average contributed splits equally among contributors; weighted contributed is proportional to contribution.
How the result is built
A Rake Cap Changes the Effective Percentage
Percentage rake rises linearly until the cap. After the cap, charged rake stays flat while its effective percentage of larger pots falls.
| Pot | Raw rake | Charged rake | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 50 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5% |
| 100 | 5 | 5 | 5% |
| 150 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5% |
| 200 | 10 | 10 | 5% |
| 250 | 12.5 | 10 | 4% |
| 300 | 15 | 10 | 3.33% |
| 350 | 17.5 | 10 | 2.86% |
| 400 | 20 | 10 | 2.5% |
rake = min(pot × rate, cap)
A cap changes the effective rate
Before the cap, rake rises with the pot. Once capped, the amount stays fixed and its effective percentage falls as the pot grows.
Rakeback refunds part of cost
Rake after rakeback multiplies charged rake by one minus the entered return rate. It does not alter how the original pot was awarded.
Allocation requires a rule
Equal allocation divides by dealt players. Contributed methods need each player’s contribution and should not be inferred when those inputs are absent.
Compare fee structures on the same basis
Hold pot size, player count, street reached, currency, and cashback treatment constant when comparing two schedules. A lower headline percentage can still cost more when its maximum charge or no-flop-no-drop rule differs. The amount left after the fee is the clearest common result to verify.
Worked examples
No-flop-no-drop
When the policy applies and no flop is seen, charged rake is zero regardless of the nominal rate.
Frequently asked questions
What is effective rake rate?
Charged rake divided by pot size.
Can rake exceed the pot?
No. The implementation caps fixed and percentage costs at the pot.
Is rakeback subtracted before the cap?
No. It is applied after charged rake is capped.
Does this compare poker rooms?
No. You supply the cost terms yourself.