Poker Rake Calculator: Rake per Hour & bb/100

Your game

Big blind ($)

Average raked pot ($)Pots that see a flop. Preflop folds are usually not raked.

Rake (%)

Rake cap per pot ($)0 = no cap.

Hands per hour at your tableOnline six-max is often 70 to 90; a live table 25 to 35.

Hands that see a flop (%)Only these get raked under no flop no drop.

Players at the table

Rakeback (%)

What the rake costs

Rake per raked pot–

Rake the table pays per hour–

Your share per hour–

Your rake in bb/100–

After rakeback, per hour–

Pot size where the cap kicks in–

Rake per pot = min(pot × rake %, cap). Your share assumes you pay rake in proportion to the pots you win, about one pot in every N at an N-handed table. bb/100 = rake per 100 hands ÷ big blind.

Maths reviewed by Josh Miller
Tested by Diana Westfield

Updated 10 Nov 2026How we calculate →

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A poker rake calculator for the number most players never look at: what the room actually takes from them. At $0.50/$1 online, 5% capped at $3 on an average $20 pot is $1 a hand. Seventy hands an hour, half of them raked, split between six players: you’re paying around $5.80 an hour, which is close to 8 big blinds per 100 hands. A lot of winning players are winning less than that before rake.

Poker rake calculator: percentage, cap and no flop no drop

Rake comes off the pot, not off your stack, which is why it’s easy to ignore. Three rules decide how much:

The percentage. Online cash games commonly take 4% to 6%; live card rooms often take 10%.
The cap. The most taken from any one pot. At 5% with a $3 cap, every pot over $60 pays the same $3. That’s why rake hurts small-stakes players most: their pots rarely reach the cap.
No flop no drop. Hands that end preflop usually aren’t raked, so a tight table that folds a lot preflop pays less per hour.

Why bb/100 is the number to watch

Your win rate is quoted in big blinds per 100 hands, so rake belongs in the same unit. If you’d win 6 bb/100 in a rake-free game and the rake is 7 bb/100, you’re a losing player who’d be a winner somewhere cheaper. Moving up a level often helps: the cap stays similar in big blinds, but bigger pots hit it more often, so rake as a share of the money in play drops.

The CasinoCalcs calculator assumes you pay rake roughly in proportion to the pots you win, about one in six at a six-handed table. Tight-aggressive players who win more than their share pay a bit more than this, which is part of why rakeback deals exist. Put your deal’s rakeback percentage in to see what’s left, or use the rakeback calculator for the full comparison.

Live games and tournaments

Live rooms often take a time charge or a fixed drop instead, a set amount per half hour or per hand regardless of pot size. Put that in as the cap with a high percentage and the maths still works. Tournaments charge a fee on the buy-in instead, a $100 + $10 event has a 10% fee, and there’s no rake on the hands at all. For the swings you’ll see on top of the rake, try the poker variance calculator or the poker bankroll calculator.

Rake is the cost of playing. Make sure the game is still worth it. BeGambleAware.org has free support if it isn’t.

Frequently asked questions

How is poker rake calculated?

As a percentage of each pot, up to a maximum called the cap. At 5% with a $3 cap, a $40 pot pays $2 and anything above $60 pays the full $3.

How much rake do I pay per hour?

Roughly the rake per pot times the hands per hour, times your share of the pots you win. At a six-handed table you might win around one pot in six.

What does no flop no drop mean?

The room takes no rake from a hand that ends before the flop. It's common in cash games, and it means blinds stolen preflop aren't raked.

Why is rake shown in bb/100?

So you can compare it with your win rate. If you win 5 big blinds per 100 hands before rake and pay 6 bb/100 in rake, you're losing.