CoinPoker has significantly increased the rake in cash games
CoinPoker has made several changes to its cash game rake structure. Antes at the room have been increased from 0.16 to 0.25 BB, while the minimum buy-in has been lowered from 40 BB to 30 BB at PLO tables and 25 BB in NLH.
But the biggest change was the introduction of preflop rake in 3-bet pots. Players will pay a fee on every pot they take down preflop after a 3-bet. No rake will be charged after an open-raise and a fold.
In addition, the caps have been raised for stakes from NL/PL500 and up. The most dramatic changes came for players at NL5000 ($25/$50), where the caps grew by more than 200%. Whereas previously the maximum rake at such tables with 3-4 players was $12, it has now been increased to $40.
In heads-up games, a Battle Cap has appeared, which activates when a regular plays against a VIP player. In that case the cap reaches 3 BB. In games between two regs it stays at the previous level — up to 0.25 BB at high stakes. You can find out whether the Battle Cap is active via Table Specifications in the Table Details tab.
At the same time, CoinPoker increased the rake race prize pool from $5 million to $6 million, but the community barely noticed, instead criticizing the room for the rake hike.
American regular Patrick Howard calculated that the rake in heads-up games at Coin will exceed 20 BB/100. And one 2+2 forum user reported that his rake, including the Splash Pot fee, came out to 24 BB/100.
In the room's Discord channel, one player shared his calculations, according to which regulars at NL2000-NL5000 will be able to reach +1.5 BB/100 after rakeback in spots with VIPs losing around 60 BB/100. In other cases, playing a winning game will be even harder.
A CoinPoker representative on 2+2 stated that the rake increase should help build a more balanced cash game ecosystem. One user offered a couple more ideas:
"Maybe you should set a maximum buy-in of 80 BB to support the ecosystem even further? Or maybe you should ban everyone with a winrate above 2 BB/100?"
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But the biggest change was the introduction of preflop rake in 3-bet pots. Players will pay a fee on every pot they take down preflop after a 3-bet. No rake will be charged after an open-raise and a fold.
In addition, the caps have been raised for stakes from NL/PL500 and up. The most dramatic changes came for players at NL5000 ($25/$50), where the caps grew by more than 200%. Whereas previously the maximum rake at such tables with 3-4 players was $12, it has now been increased to $40.
In heads-up games, a Battle Cap has appeared, which activates when a regular plays against a VIP player. In that case the cap reaches 3 BB. In games between two regs it stays at the previous level — up to 0.25 BB at high stakes. You can find out whether the Battle Cap is active via Table Specifications in the Table Details tab.
At the same time, CoinPoker increased the rake race prize pool from $5 million to $6 million, but the community barely noticed, instead criticizing the room for the rake hike.
American regular Patrick Howard calculated that the rake in heads-up games at Coin will exceed 20 BB/100. And one 2+2 forum user reported that his rake, including the Splash Pot fee, came out to 24 BB/100.
In the room's Discord channel, one player shared his calculations, according to which regulars at NL2000-NL5000 will be able to reach +1.5 BB/100 after rakeback in spots with VIPs losing around 60 BB/100. In other cases, playing a winning game will be even harder.
A CoinPoker representative on 2+2 stated that the rake increase should help build a more balanced cash game ecosystem. One user offered a couple more ideas:
"Maybe you should set a maximum buy-in of 80 BB to support the ecosystem even further? Or maybe you should ban everyone with a winrate above 2 BB/100?"
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