I've seen uncapped rakes in some clubs before, and watch the dealers, some will get heavy fisted in big pots. Unfortunately high rakes are a reality of the NYC club scene. Only upside to this is most NYC rooms will play MUCH deeper than a coinciding stakes in a legit card room (say 1/3 with 600 max, or 2/5 with 1000 max or no cap) so there will be more money on the table (at the good clubs) and you can maximize your profit if your a profitable deep stacked player. Resorts World Catski Poker Room Monticello, NY Reviews and Ratings Upstate NY Poker Rooms Resorts World Catski Resorts World Catskills Facebook Twitter 5 4. So when you are running 1-2 tables max, you have to maximize your profit out of those few tables. You have to take into consideration that this is NOT a legal club, and there are no longer larger (ie more than 3 tables) clubs out there anymore. Bigger than that then the rake goes up exponentially, also if the club offers certain 'amenities' (use your imagination.) than the rake would go up as well. If your playing low stakes (1/2 and below) than the usual rake for NYC would usually be in the $7-10 range. Only good thing about whatever game you found is that it is 5% vs 10%. That rake is a little higher than an average NYC club (their not cardrooms, obviously NOT legal in anyway shape or form) Am I crazy or is this room raking way too much to be worthwhile? I mean if you double up on a $200 stack you're paying $15 in rake? That said, I've never heard of a rake cap above $6 per pot. That cap seems WAY high, but I've never played in a card room in New York before. I have been in contact with the guy who runs the room and he said the rake is 5% up to $15 per pot in a small NL game. I just moved to NYC recently and found a game.

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