Rake is the fee a poker room takes for hosting a game. In cash games it is commonly a percentage of the pot up to a cap, while tournaments usually charge a separate fee alongside the buy-in.ExampleIf a cash-game pot is 100 and the poker room removes 5 as its fee, that 5 is the rake.
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