Anyone got any Hendon Mob links of tournies 20 years ago where the rake was about 1%? I want to check them out.
I mean if everything is up front then people can make the choice I suppose. The problem is that in general there are only a couple of casino chains in the UK so in reality not that much choice. It is great for poker in the UK that DTD exists. They offer a great product and care about the game, so they push everyone else to try and do better to try and compete.
In Berlin tournies are raked at a flat 10% everywhere with nothing taken out for staff. So even 20+2 freezeouts. In contrast cash game rake is extortionate.
For cash games? That's a Berlin/european style of rake today! Cash game rake in the UK is pretty decent I'd say for the most part these days...
When I started playing, rake was 10%, capped at £25.
No, that was the tournament cap.
£1000+£25
Cash games were never raked.
You paid an hourly session fee in the London casinos, but cash games were free in Reading, Southampton, Pompey and Luton where I played.