Natural8 Rake Structure Explained
Natural8 cash games take 5% rake, with caps that depend on the stake and how many players are dealt in. Rush & Cash takes no rake below 6 players; tournaments charge a fee instead (e.g. $0.08 on a $1 event); the Bad Beat Jackpot and Cash Drop take an extra amount from pots of 30BB or more.
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Hold'em cash game (6-max) rake caps
Every stake takes 5% of the pot, and the cap depends on how many players were dealt into the hand: fewer players, lower cap.
| Blinds | Default buy-in | 2 players | 3 players | 4 players | 5+ players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.01/$0.02 | $0.50 | $0.05 | $0.10 | $0.15 | $0.20 |
| $0.02/$0.05 | $1 | $0.13 | $0.25 | $0.38 | $0.50 |
| $0.05/$0.10 | $2 | $0.25 | $0.50 | $0.75 | $1 |
| $0.10/$0.25 | $5 | $0.50 | $1 | $1.50 | $2 |
| $0.25/$0.50 | $10 | $1 | $2 | $3 | $4 |
| $0.50/$1 | $20 | $1.25 | $2.50 | $3.75 | $5 |
| $1/$2 | $40 | $1.50 | $3 | $4.50 | $6 |
| $2/$5 | $100 | 0.4BB | 0.8BB | 1.2BB | 1.6BB |
| $5/$10 | $200 | 0.25BB | 0.5BB | 0.75BB | 1BB |
| $10/$20 | $500 | 0.188BB | 0.375BB | 0.563BB | 0.75BB |
Measured in big blinds, the lowest stakes have the highest caps: $0.20 at $0.01/$0.02 is 10BB, while $10/$20 is only 0.75BB. Micro-stakes players carry a heavier rake burden per big blind, so rakeback and bonuses matter more to them.
Other cash games
- Hold'em 9-max with ante: 5%, with a 5+-player cap of $0.30 at the lowest stake and 1BB at $5/$10.
- PLO / PLO-5 / PLO-6: 5%, with 5+-player caps from $0.06 at the lowest stake, $4 at $1/$2, 1.5BB at $2/$5 and $5/$10, and 1.25BB at $10/$20. See Omaha explained.
- Short Deck: 5%, with 5+-player caps from $0.06 up to 1.5BB. See Short Deck explained.
Rush & Cash rake
| Blinds | NLH buy-in | PLO buy-in | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0.01/$0.02 | $1–$2 | $0.40–$2 | $0.06 |
| $0.02/$0.05 | $2–$5 | $1–$5 | $0.15 |
| $0.05/$0.10 | $4–$10 | $2–$10 | $0.30 |
| $0.10/$0.25 | $10–$25 | $5–$25 | $0.75 |
| $0.25/$0.50 | $20–$50 | $10–$50 | $1.50 |
| $0.50/$1 | $40–$100 | $20–$100 | $3 |
| $1/$2 | $80–$200 | $40–$200 | $6 |
Also 5%, and no rake at tables with fewer than 6 players. Note that the Rush & Cash cap is 3BB at every stake, which is lower than the regular tables at most stakes (e.g. $0.01/$0.02 regular tables cap at $0.20 with 5+ players); at $1/$2 both are $6. Format details in Rush & Cash.
Jackpot drops: where "1BB" comes from
| Jackpot | When it's taken | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Beat Jackpot | Pots of 30BB or more | 1BB (0.8BB at 9-max) |
| Bad Beat Jackpot (Short Deck) | Pots above 100 antes | 1 ante |
| Rush & Cash Cash Drop | Pots of 30BB or more | 0.5BB |
These drops come on top of rake and flow back to players (bad-beat payouts, random Cash Drops of up to 600BB). Qualifying hands for the bad-beat payout are in Bad Beat Jackpot.
AoF, Sit & Go and tournament fees
| Game | Fee |
|---|---|
| All-in or Fold | 0.025–0.06BB per hand, plus a jackpot fee of 0.025–0.07BB and an All-In Fortune fee of $0.007–$1 |
| Mystery Battle Royale | 8% |
| Flip & Go | About 5% ($0.003 on a $0.05 buy-in, about 6%; $1 on $20) |
| Spin & Gold | Not published on the official page |
| Tournaments | Entry fee shown in the lobby; e.g. $1 Omaholic = $0.92 buy-in + $0.08 fee (8%) |
| T$ Builder | No fee |
| EV Cashout | 1% |
AoF fees come out of the pot if you win; if you lose an all-in or fold, they're taken from your balance. Natural8 doesn't publish a general tournament fee table.
Does the EV graph include rake?
Cantonese-speaking players often ask whether Natural8's EV graph counts rake. PokerCraft has a results graph and EV-related stats, but the official pages we checked don't say whether the graph is before or after rake, so we won't draw a conclusion.
In concept: an EV graph replaces all-in results with "what you should have won given your equity", to strip out luck. If it's after rake, it will sit noticeably below a "no rake" version over time, by roughly the rake you've paid. To check for yourself, compare the graph over a period with the change in your cashier balance, or ask official support. The EV Cashout formula does explicitly deduct rake and the jackpot fee: [(Pot − Rake − Jackpot fee) × Equity] × 99%.
Rake also pays you back. Every $5 of net rake and tournament fees releases $1 of the first deposit Match Bonus (see the first deposit bonus), and every $1 of rake earns 100 Tide Points (see Ocean Rewards rakeback).
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