Almost everyone is familiar with a per-hand rake. In each pot, the house takes out a few dollars as its cut. In live play, this rake is often taken $1 for every $10 in the pot, capped at $4 per pot (in the United States), So if the final pot Q&A #87: Rake and Time [...]

Gabe asks,
I played a hand last night. It felt kind of weak.
It was a collection pot. The collection is approximately .9 small bets. It is taken if the pot is bigger than 10 small bets.
A laggy bad player raises in MP. I think he was three off the button. His Q&A #25: Adjusting For the [...]