Those guys don't get to the river and fold. You're saying the game's value is that it's filled with gambooolohic drunks - the guys we love to play, the guys who will stack off with marginal made hands or crappy draws. The fact that uncalled river bets sometimes don't get raked doesn't really save the game. so if you bet $200 on the river into a $200 pot, everyone folds - the rake is $40 (though some of the nicer dealers took pity and sometimes 'forgot' to rake the uncalled bet and did just the middle pot)

The rake is calculated on total pot including the uncalled bet (if any).

Even 'walks' are raked - they use quarters.

Pots with no flop are still raked (at full pot value).

Given all the above, typical weak/gambling players, overcalling/overplaying etc - how would you adapt from say your standard 1/2 NL or 2/5 NL Vegas B&M room play for a game with no cap whatsoever? Would you even change your strategy? Why play with such usury rake? Well, partly because I love to play live and you're a captive audience, partly because it's entertainment, but mostly because even with the $hitty no cap rake I've booked some small wins due to the very weak players. They also used to run a 1/2 NL game on occasion that had a 10% rake with I believe a $25 cap.

Norwegian has a 2/5 NL game which has 10% rake, NO CAP. Not because of my skill level, but rather the complete gambling mentality of (most/many) of the fellow players whom are in 'vacation mode' and see it as a fun way to flutter through $x00 bucks over 7 days.Īnyway, most cruise lines rake structure are not great, but they are still capped at around $5 - $7. I've played extensively on ships and it's almost always lucrative, ranging from small profit to paying the cruise fare twice over.

Casinos on norwegian cruise lines