Guides
The things nobody explains properly.
Rake is the largest cost most regular players have and the one they think about least. These are the explanations I would want if I were starting again, written straight and without a headline number doing the persuading.
What is rakeback and how does it work?
Rakeback returns part of the fee a poker room charges on each pot.
QQPK rakeback explained: 30% of commissions on top of the room's own rewards
At QQPK I share approx. 30% of the commission the room pays me on your play, and it is paid on top of QQPK's own rewards rather than instead of them.
Is QQPK legit? Licence, cashier and what to weigh
QQPK is a real, shared-pool poker room run by QQPoker Technology Limited under an Anjouan licence.
Is rakeback worth it?
Rakeback is worth it for anyone who plays regularly, because it returns part of the largest cost most players have.
Why Unibet Poker's games are so soft
Unibet Poker is soft by design rather than by accident.
Unibet Poker loyalty explained: where the 60.5% comes from
Unibet's 60.5% is a ceiling that stacks every reward at level 7 of a quarterly ladder, and reaching level 7 takes roughly 14,500 euro of rake in a quarter on Unibet's own table.
Which poker rooms allow a HUD?
Of the sixteen rooms on this site, four permit third-party HUDs and trackers: 888poker, Betsson Poker, RedStar Poker and NordicBet.
QQPK vs GGPoker and Natural8
GGPoker and Natural8 are the same GGNetwork pool: six-figure traffic, the deepest tournament schedule anywhere and an excellent client, with cashback scaled down for winning players by a score the network does not publish.
Which iPoker skin? NordicBet vs Betsson vs RedStar vs Champion Poker
NordicBet, Betsson, RedStar and Champion Poker all sit on Playtech's iPoker network, so the tables, the player pool and the European-evening peak are the same at all four.
Anonymous poker tables: what they cost you and who they suit
Anonymous tables replace screen names with seat labels so nobody can be tracked across sessions.
How to pick a poker site
Pick a poker site by checking, in order: whether the games run at hours you can play, whether you can actually get money in and out, whether your format has real traffic rather than just a lobby entry, and what the software allows.
Is crypto poker worth it?
Crypto poker is worth it if you value fast withdrawals and access over consumer protection.