If it weren't for the rake someone might win some money.

If you play at the small limits $2/$4 after 12,000 5 handed hands you will have to be up around 600 big bets just to be even.( $1 average rake) At the $20/40 level you will have to be up 180 big bets to be even. ($3 average rake)

At the casino $2/$4 ($4 ave rake) 10 handed 12,000 hands you will have to be up 1200 big bets to be even. So to be even you would have won $4800.

At the casion $20/$40($5 rake) 10 handed 12,000 hands you will have to be up 150 big bets. So whe you are even you really won $6000.

Poker is meant to be played at home or in a back room, in somebody's basement, office, store, resturant or garage. Where everybody has a few chips for change and the rest is cash.
Secondly what is the deal with table stakes. My games are limit and if someone bets you better have some money in your wallet or good credit because if you don't you just lost the pot.(If you haven't got enough money to play one hand you don't have enough money to play one hand)

I do understand the need for table stakes in no-limit.(for all you smart mouth highschool punks)

Also, if anyone knows Daniel Negreano.(or how to spell his last name) Ask him if in that 4k/8k game that he plays in every night with the same 7 people. Do you actually pay Doyle Brunson when you lose? And does Gus Hansen really pay you when you win?
My guess is it's all a big story. They never settle. "Hey ya all guess what happened I just took Johnny Chan for 500K down at the Beliago last night." "Hey Eveyln Ng did I tell you I have an eight inch cock?"

Seriously.

Until next time. Play on Player.