Rakeback News

Betsafe Poker September Races

09/02/2010
Betsafe Poker, a site on the Ongame Network, is offering $130,000 in cash and prizes as part of their September Races promotion. The September Races are divided into two leaderboards, one each for cash games and tournaments and will be organized according to the number of Player Points earned during the promotion period. The top 300 players in the cash game race and the top 200 in the tournament race will split their share of $100,000 in cash. To claim prizes for any of these leaderboards, email race@betsafe.com from October 1st to October 5th. In addition, Betsafe Poker will hold two 15 day races (September 1st to the 15th and September 16th to September 31st) where they will award freeroll entries to $30,000 in Rigged in Riga packages.

The 10 Rigged in Riga packages will be given away in 5 tournaments for the top 200 players from each race. Players will be given access to a certain freeroll on September 18th at 20:30 CET based on the their position in the 15 day race. The higher your position, the fewer the number of players you will have to compete against in the tournament.

New players signing up for Betsafe Poker through Joe Tall Rakeback are eligible to choose one of six sign-up bonuses up to $2,000. Players can clear the bonus at a 8 Player Point per $1 rake, which clears at a 41% rakeback rate at cash games and 63% at tournaments. All bonuses expire after 60 days except for the $2,000 bonus, which expires after 29 days.

Check Your Full Tilt Accounts: Personal Bonus Offer

09/02/2010
Many players are reporting that they are receiving personal Bonus Offers of $50 to $500 when logging on to Full Tilt Poker. The offer must be selected before September 12th at 11:59 PM ET and be cleared within 21 days of accepting. Clearance rates are 16.67 FTPs per $1 of bonus money. Players may also check potential offers by going to "Requests" and then "Check Bonus Offer." If you have been offered a personal offer from Full Tilt, make sure to accept the offer from this section.

Not everyone is guaranteed to have an offer. We are informing players because emails have apparently not went out informing players of the bonus that may await them. These bonuses are occasionally offered by Full Tilt, but they method in which they are given out is unknown.

These bonuses will be deducted from MGR. Despite this, players will still receive extra benefit when clearing with rakeback. Full ring players will earn the equivalent of 66% in rakeback when clearing the bonus with rakeback, whereas shorthanded players will receive 53% and tournament players will receive 56%.

Carbon Poker $10,000 Rake Chase

09/01/2010
This month, the Carbon Poker Rake Chase is back with up to $10,000 in cash to players who reach various MGR milestones. In addition, for the month of September, Carbon Poker is offering the Gridiron Grind 2010, a promotion that celebrates the start of the American football season with cash bonuses.

Enroll in the promotion from your player admin and then play any real money games on Carbon Poker. The Gridiron Grind promotion will consist of 3 "Drives," each consisting of 3 downs. The first drive will award $2 cash prizes for earning 250 VIPs. The second and third drive consists of $5 prizes for 500 VIPs. After a Touchdown is scored after the third drive, a player will receive an "Extra Point" bonus of $5. The extra rewards as part of this promotions will yield a return of around 5%-7% for rakeback players.

New players signing up with Carbon Poker through Joe Tall Rakeback are eligible for a 100% up to $600 sign-up bonus in addition to 35% rakeback. Bonuses are not deducted from MGR so when combining both together, players will earn the equivalent of 44%.

Minted Poker Reload Bonus

09/01/2010
Minted Poker, an Everleaf Network skin that accepts USA players, is offering a 100% up to $100 reload bonus until September 14th at 11:59 PM ET when using bonus code backtowork on your next deposit. To clear the bonus, players must earn 75 Poker Points per $1 of bonus money, the equivalent of 13% rakeback. Bonuses expire after 30 days and release in 4 parts.

Players signing up for Minted Poker through Joe Tall Rakeback are eligible for a 100% up to $400 sign-up bonus clearable at a 100 Player Point per $1 rate. This is in addition to 40% rakeback. Bonuses are not deducted from MGR at Minted Poker. Players that sign-up through Joe Tall Rakeback are also eligible to participate in a $14,050 Rake Chase, which will pay players for hitting designed MGR targets. The first tier can be hit for only $300 in MGR and will pay a $25 cash prize, yielding an additional 8.3% in rakeback. For players generating more in rake, there are a total of six tiers paying up to $2,500 in cash.

Party Poker Snowball

09/01/2010
For the month of September, Party Poker is introducing Snowball, a promotion that awards up to $5,000 in cash and $100,000 in freeroll entries. The promotion is set up in a way that all types of players can qualify for a prize regardless of how much they play.

To be eligible for this promotion, a player simply needs to earn Party Points during the month. The first prize is a $5,000 freeroll entry for earning only 5 Party Points. A player that earns 200 Party Points will receive access to $100,000 in freerolls, which will be held in early October. Two Party Points are earned for every $1 in contributed rake. The complete list of prizes are as follows:

50,000 Party Points earns a total of $5,000 + all freeroll entries -- 20% loyalty rate
40,000 Party Points earns a total of $3,500 + all freeroll entries -- 18% loyalty rate
30,000 Party Points earns a total of $2,300 + all freeroll entries -- 15% loyalty rate
20,000 Party Points earns a total of $1,400 + all freeroll entries -- 14% loyalty rate
15,000 Party Points earns a total of $975 + all freeroll entries -- 13% loyalty rate
10,000 Party Points earns a total of $600 + all freeroll entries -- 12% loyalty rate
5,000 Party Points earns a total of $275 + all freeroll entries -- 11% loyalty rate
2,000 Party Points earns a total of $100 + all freeroll entries -- 10% loyalty rate
1,000 Party Points earns a total of $45 + all freeroll entries -- 9% loyalty rate
500 Party Points earns a total of $20 + all freeroll entries -- 8% loyalty rate
200 Party Points earns a $50k freeroll entry + preceding freerolls
100 Party Points earns a $20k freeroll entry + preceding freerolls
50 Party Points earns a $15k freeroll entry + preceding freerolls
25 Party Points earns a $10k freeroll entry + preceding freeroll
5 Party Points earns a $5k freeroll entry

The loyalty rates above do not account for the value that the freeroll entries provides.

New players signing up at Party Poker through Joe Tall Rakeback are eligible for a 100% up to $500 sign-up bonus that clears at a 20% loyalty rate. In addition to the sign-up bonus, players are eligible to take part in the VIP Program, where players can purchase bonuses or cash for a loyalty rate of up to 40%.

Cake Network Turbo Gold Cards

09/01/2010
During the month of September, the Cake Network is awarding Turbo Gold Cards, where they will award four times more Gold Cards than normal during special times. Gold Cards are given randomly to a single player at the tables once $20 in rake has been generated. The cards can be used towards the Gold Card Daily Lottery where cash prizes are awarded for certain Gold Cards, the Gold Card Match and Win promotion, and for use in special satellite tournaments. Players can accumulate Gold Cards at a Turbo rate every day during September between 11 AM-1 PM, 4 PM-6 PM and 11 PM to 1 AM ET. ET is currently four hours behind GMT.

The promotion is available at Cake Poker Network sites such as Cake Poker, Red Star Poker, Doyles Room and Power Poker. Players receive a bonus of 110% up to $600 and 33% rakeback.

Fortune Poker Reload Bonus

09/01/2010
Fortune Poker is offering a 100% up to €1,000 reload bonus this fall. Rakeback players are eligible for the bonus if they have been inactive at this Boss Network room for at least 3 months. Contact jen@fortunepoker.com to get enrolled in the bonus. The bonus, once issued, will clear at a rate of €10 for every €50 in generated rake. Bonus terms must be met within 60 days.

New players signing up at Fortune Poker through Joe Tall Rakeback are eligible for a 100% up to €1,000 sign-up bonus. Bonuses are not deducted from rakeback so when combined with 30% rakeback, players will earn the equivalent of 50% rakeback. Players can also participate in our exclusive $5,000 monthly Boss Rake Race. The leaderboard will award cash prizes of $25 to $750 to the top 30 rake generators.

Power Poker $20,000 Omaha Race

08/31/2010
During the month of September, Power Poker, a Cake Network skin, will be increasing the size of their Omaha Race to $20,000. Simply be one of the top 60 FPP earners on Power Poker's Omaha games and win cash prizes ranging from $50 to $3,500. FPPs are earned at a rate of 0.50 for every $1 in rake taken from your tables. Players that qualify for a cash prize should email claim@powerpoker.com during the first half of October. Use subject line CLAIM.

New players signing up for Power Poker are eligible for a 110% up to $600 bonus in addition to 33% rakeback. When clearing a bonus with rakeback, players will earn the equivalent of 60% at full ring, 51% shorthanded and 54% at tournaments.

Poker Heaven Gadget Giveaway

08/31/2010
iPads, Xbox 360s, Nintendo Wiis -- they are all being given away this month at Poker Heaven as part of their €60,000 Gadget Giveaway. Poker Heaven will be running daily tournaments at 2:30 PM ET/18:30 GMT throughout September with many of them awarding cool electronic gifts. The festivities start off on September 1st with a €5,000 added €5+€0.50 buy-in tournament. After this tournament, most of the daily events will require players earn 20 contributed raked hands in the previous 24 hours prior to the tournament. The first "gadget" event will be held on September 3rd and will award €3,000 in Apple products. Check the "€60,000 Gadget Giveaway" for a full list of promotions.

Don't forget: this is the first month of Boss only requiring players generate €10 in MGR to qualify for rakeback -- down from €100. In addition to 30% rakeback, new players registering at Poker Heaven through Joe Tall Rakeback are eligible for a 100% up to €1,000 sign-up bonus. The bonus clears at a 13.3% rakeback rate meaning players will earn a total of 43.3% when clearing bonuses and rakeback together.

Fat Bet Poker Reload Bonus

08/31/2010
Fat Bet Poker, a Melita Gaming Network skin, is offering a 200% up to €300 reload bonus through the month of September. To take advantage of this bonus you must use bonus code SEP200 when making your deposit. Players will clear the bonus by earning 120 FPPs per €1 of bonus money. Bonuses release in €5 increments and expire after 30 days. FPPs are earned when rake reaches a certain level. For example, at €0.10/€0.20 a player will earn 1 FPP when the rake reaches €0.10; at €0.25/€0.50 the rake must reach €0.25 and then 2 FPPs will be awarded. FPPs are earned regardless of whether a contribution to the pot has been made or not.

New players signing up for Fat Bet Poker through Joe Tall Rakeback are eligible for a 100% up to €500 sign-up bonus that will clear at the same rate as the reload bonus. For the month of September, Fat Bet will also hold a €14,425 FPP race. The race will be divided into three categories by buy-in size. The leaderboard will then pay cash prizes to each of the three buy-in size levels. The top overall winners will also be awarded with a combined cash prize of €1,000.