Ladbrokes Poker,New Rake Charges Announced,Fairer Deal for Poker Players.LADBROKES POKER ANNOUNCES NEW RAKE CHANGES Ladbrokes Poker is pleased to announce that from Tuesday 5th January there is a change to the way in which 'Rake' is allocated to players. Rake is the fee taken by a poker operator in cash games, at the point of winning a pot. This means that contributions to the rake are determined in proportion to the amount individual players have added to the pot, rather than averaged. Ladbrokes Poker believes this change (taking place across the whole Microgaming Poker Network) will be a fairer way to reward players and give credit to those who actually deserve it. For this reason, it also means that it is fairer to players who are learning the game and takes into account a player's style of poker play. Head of Ladbrokes Poker, Kate McLennan stated "Ladbrokes are on a mission to 'bring poker to the people', to simplify and make online poker more accessible, to make it easier to learn and to develop one's skills and to make it fairer for players. Rake is something which is taken by all poker rooms, and here at Ladbrokes it's important that we use the fairest method, to suit all levels and types of player. It's also important to emphasise that this is a change to how rake is allocated, and that there will be no increase to the rake taken. This is a positive beginning to the New Year and I look forward to what will to be an exciting 2010 for Ladbrokes Poker and all our players." Andrew Clucas, Microgaming Poker Channel Lead commented: "Microgaming is pleased to announce the adoption of the Weighted Contribution method of rake calculation to the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) which will change the way in which rake is allocated. We believe that this will result in a fairer method of rake distribution and improve the game experience overall for the greater majority of poker players. |