Empire Poker Bonus Rake Structure

Since Empire Poker shares the same real money tables with Party Poker, their rake structure is identical to Party Poker's in all ways. Empire Poker has an even structured rake platform across the board, except at the $.50/$1 and $1/$2 fixed limit level. Here they buck the trend, and the rake schedule for these limits is sub-par. Rather than follow the industry norm of $.25 rake per $5 to a maximum of $1.00 at $20, they start the rake at $.50 at $5. At $12 in the pot, the rake jumps to $.75, and settles at $1 max at $20. Since most average pots that get raked reach a 5-7BB, those at a $.50/$1 table will get raked an extra $.25 each time it does get raked. This also means that most average pots at $1/$2 will trigger the earlier rake of $.75. This doesn't mean that Party Poker is not still a very lucrative site, but players should be aware that the rake structure shows a significant change at the $.50/$1 and $1/$2 fixed limit levels. Limit #Players Potsize Rake $.05/$.10 to $.25/$.50 Any $.05 per $1 $1 maximum $.50/$1 & $1/$2 Any $5, $12, $20 $.50, $.75, $1 $2/$4 to $10/$20  2-3 $20 $1 maximum  4-5 $20, $30, $40 $1, $1.50, $2.00  6-10 $20 to $60 $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3 $15/$30 to $30/$60  2-3 $40 $1  4-5 $40, $55, $70 $1, $1.50, $2.00  6-10 $40,$55,$70,$85,$100 $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3 $50/$100 and above  2-3 $.50 for every $50 $2 maximum  4-10 $.50 for every $50 $5 maximum NL and PL #Players Pot Size Rake Up to $25 Buy-in Any $.05 per $1 $3 maximum $25 Buy-in and above  2-3 $.05 per $1 $1 maximum  4-5 $.05 per $1 $2 maximum  6-10 $.05 per $1 $3 maximum