Archive for March, 2008
A new site, a new beginning … or not
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008It has been silent here for a while. Inter Poker decided to lower my rakeback, so I turned elsewhere. I just opened a Poker Haven account, part of the Boss Media Network – a good site with decent player traffic.
The Omaha action at Poker Haven is focused to the turbo tables, which I think is a bit too fast at least when playing at many tables simultaneously. But players who are more experienced in the Omaha field might beg to differ.
As usual when I start playing at a new site, I lose. And this move obviously put a large dent in my bankroll.
This is due to bad calls and millions-of-outs-wrap-draws that never seem to fill up.
I’ll start struggling again.
Bankroll: $965
Rakeback: $348
-LeCheese
Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker Back On RakeBrain
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker rakeback is now available again on RakeBrain.com
For both rooms you receive 30% rakeback and players from the U.S are welcome to play at either poker room.
For further information about the rakeback deals with Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker visit their review page below:
Carbon Poker Higher Rakeback
Friday, March 7th, 2008In the month of March you have the chance to increase your rakeback on Carbon Poker!
The rakeback % you receive for March will be dependent on how many Comp Points you earn.
| Comp Points | Rake Back |
| 0-49,999 | 30% |
| 50,000-74,999 | 40% |
| 75,000-99,999 | 45% |
| 100,000+ | 50% |
This offer is open to both existing and new Carbon Poker players from RakeBrain.com
If you don’t already have rakeback with Carbon Poker - Sign Up Here!
Inter Poker $10 000 Rake Race!
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Listen up all RakeBrain members, in March the $10 000 rake race with Inter Poker will begin.
The rake race starts on the 10th of March and runs to the 8th of April. The player that earns the most MPP’s during this period will take home the first price of $1500.
If you don’t already have an Inter Poker account – Sign Up Here!
Just remember, InterPoker does not accept US players.
During the time period of the rake race you can check your current position on our rake leader board page. The leader board will be updated daily.
Complete Pay Out Structure:
| Position | Cash Prize $ |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1500 |
| 2 | 1250 |
| 3 | 1000 |
| 4 | 900 |
| 5 | 800 |
| 6 | 700 |
| 7 | 600 |
| 8 | 500 |
| 9 | 250 |
| 10 To 14 | 100 |
| 15 To 34 | 50 |
| 35 To 70 | 25 |
| 71 To 80 | 10 |
New Poker Room Introducing PlayersOnly Poker Rakeback
Monday, March 3rd, 2008RakeBrain.com is proud to present our newest addition to the list of poker rooms we offer rakeback with: PlayersOnly Poker.
PlayersOnly is somehow unique since they only accept US players, that is right, this site is devoted into giving Americans a chance to play poker.
The poker room is found on the Cake Poker Network and together with Cake they are rapidly building a player base.
At PlayersOnly Poker you will get 33% rakeback - Sign Up Here!
How NOT to Treat a Good Customer
Monday, March 3rd, 2008I’ve played at Inter Poker for one and a half months and was planning on carrying on. The Omaha action has been quite decent and I like the software. But I just changed my mind. No more Cryptologic for me.
When I was looking up my rakeback, I saw that the network – Cryptologic – had decided to lower my rakeback from 39% to 30%. If I would have collected more than 1,000 MPPs during November, December or January, my rakeback deal would have stayed the same. Unfortunately, I’ve only collected 2,000 … but during February.
So obviously, my rakeback is lowered by almost 25%.
Well mr. Cryptologic, or whatever your name is, I got a rake deal for you: 0%!
I won’t rake another penny in your network. Feel free to take whatever cut you like.
- LeCheese
Poker Heaven Exclusive Promotions
Monday, March 3rd, 2008Together with Poker Heaven, we continue with the popular rake gifts for Poker Heaven players.
Rake the following amounts in the time period 1st of March to 30th of April and receive the free gifts. Remember that you can be eligible for more than one gift!
Gift 1
Rake €1,000 to receive a FREE Portable DVD Player
Gift 2
Rake €2,500 to receive a FREE Sanyo Digital Camcorder
Gift 3
Rake €6,000 to receive a FREE Sony Vaio Laptop
Also, Poker Heaven players from RakeBrain.com have the chance to play a €500 Freeroll:
€500 Freeroll
Rake €500 to receive FREE entry into an exclusive €500 RakeBrain Freeroll Any player who rakes over €500 between 1st March and 30th April will be entered into this exclusive freeroll
If you don’t already have a Poker Heaven account sign up here to partake in the promotions.
Cryptologic Changes Rakeback Structure
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Attention all InterPoker, Betsafe and Sun Poker players!
As from March 1 2008 the network Cryptologic changes their rakeback structure and this affects the poker rooms InterPoker, Sun Poker and Betsafe. Cryptologic are introducing a “Grandfather”-system:
* The concept of grandfathering means that players who raked more than 1000 MPP’s in Nov, Dec or Jan, will keep their current rakeback and bonus levels. That’s up to 38.75% gross rakeback and up to $1000 in bonus’s every month.
- New players and players not qualified as grandfathered accounts will receive 30% gross rakeback.
- New players can receive up to $500 (£250, €340) sign up bonus on their first months play and a maximum of $200 (£100/€140) every month thereafter.
- Players not qualified as grandfathered accounts will receive a maximum of $200 (£100/€140) in monthly bonuses.
All players that are eligible for a Grandfather account will be notified by email from the poker room.
Questions and Answers:
What criteria did you use to pick grandfathered accounts that could keep their old promotion levels?
Players that have been a loyal customer and made more than 1000 My Poker Points (MPP) in November, December or January.
Can a grandfathered player open up a new account and keep their old promotion levels?
No, they can only keep their old promotion levels on the accounts notified to them. The only exception is if the player wants to change to a different currency account, but this means they need to close their old account and can’t transfer the old My Poker Points (MPP) to the new account. The player must also stay with the same affiliate. Players can not open up a new account with another Cryptologic network operator and keep their grandfathered promotion levels.
Can players sell their grandfathered accounts to another player?
No. Accounts are personal and will be closed down if abused.
Will grandfathered accounts be excluded from new promotions?
No, these players will still be entitled to new promotions. In addition to keeping their old benefits, up to $1000 a month in bonus’s and the rakeback as listed below, they will also be able to participate in some of the most amazing leaderboards and tournaments on the net including our best ever World Series of Poker promotion yet.
Rakeback to grandfathered accounts:
|
Monthly MPP’s |
MPP’s |
Gross Rakeback % |
|
0 |
4999 |
30 |
|
5000 |
7999 |
31 |
|
8000 |
10999 |
34.8 |
|
11000+ |
|
38.8 |