Poker Rake & Blinds
Poker MatchPlay Rake
All numbers stated below are in pounds sterling (£) unless otherwise indicated. The Rake (also called “commission”) remain the same no matter what currency you play in!
The table below displays the % commission payable on every 2-player pot in Pineapple & Texas Hold ‘Em MatchPlay games.
| Stake | Total Pot | Commission | % Commission |
| £1,000.00 | £2,000.00 | £200.00 | 10.0% |
| £500.00 | £1,000.00 | £100.00 | 10.0% |
| £200.00 | £400.00 | £40.00 | 10.0% |
| £100.00 | £200.00 | £20.00 | 10.0% |
| £50.00 | £100.00 | £10.00 | 10.0% |
| £25.00 | £50.00 | £5.00 | 10.0% |
| £10.00 | £20.00 | £2.00 | 10.0% |
| £5.00 | £10.00 | £1.00 | 10.0% |
| £2.50 | £5.00 | £0.50 | 10.0% |
| £1.00 | £2.00 | £0.20 | 10.0% |
| £0.50 | £1.00 | £0.10 | 10.0% |
Example: A plays B at a MatchPlay game for £5. A wins and is returned £9.00 (he nets £4.00).
Poker MatchPlay Blinds
Every MatchPlay poker game (whether Pineapple or Texas Hold ‘Em) has blinds which increase every few hands of play, ensuring a winner is declared after a few minutes. Here’s how the blinds increase during each MatchPlay game.
Every player starts the Match with 1,000 virtual chips, irrespective of the currency of their account and the money staked by the players which is in the 2-player pot.
| Small Blind | Big Blind | Hands per Level |
| 10 | 20 | 5 |
| 20 | 40 | 5 |
| 50 | 100 | 5 |
| 100 | 200 | 5 |
| 200 | 400 | 5 |
| 500 | 1,000 | 5 |
| 1,000 | 2,000 | 5 |
