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What this game really costs

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Rake data: Unverified estimate
A typical Las Vegas estimate, not any specific room's posted rake. Replace it with what the room posts.

Stakes

Small blind
$
Big blind
$

Game assumptions

Hands per hour
Players
Flop rate
%
Share of hands that see a flop
Average flopped pot
$
Final pot when a flop is dealt

Rake

Rake percent
%
Rake cap
$
Jackpot drop
$
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No flop, no drop
Hands that end before the flop are not raked

Your habits

Tip per pot won
$
Comps per hour
$

Your cost

Cost per hour
$14.17
Rake, drop and tips, minus comps
Break-even win rate
7.08 bb/hour
Before costs, to come out even
Per 100 hands
23.6 bb/100
To break even here you need to win about 7.1 big blinds an hour before costs. That is before you win anything for yourself, and it is a high bar.

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Assumptions

These are estimates, and they are unverified. Real rooms differ and change their rules.
• Rake: 10% of the pot, capped at $5, plus a $1 jackpot drop, with no flop, no drop.
• Game: 30 hands an hour, 9 players, 65% of hands see a flop, average flopped pot $70.
• Habits: $1 tip per pot won, $1 comps an hour.
• Your share of table rake is the table total divided by the number of players, and you win an equal share of pots.
Call the room before you go. Rules and rake change.
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