What is The Aquarium's rake structure?

The Aquarium charges 3% rake capped at $1 per hand. This is among the lowest in the private poker club space, saving regular players $100-150 per week compared to typical 5-8% agent-run clubs.

How much can I save on rake at The Aquarium?

A regular player at $0.50/$1 stakes saves approximately $100-150 per week compared to typical 5-8% agent-run clubs with $3-5 caps. This compounds to $5,000-7,800 annually.

Why is The Aquarium's rake so low?

The Aquarium does not use agents or middlemen. Without agent commissions, the club can operate sustainably at 3% rake while still providing quality games and service.

Rake Structure

The Lowest Rake
in Private Poker

The Aquarium charges 3% rake capped at $1 per hand, saving regular players $100–$150 per week compared to agent-run ClubGG clubs that typically charge 5-8% with $3-5 caps.

How Our Rake Compares to the Industry

Club	Rake %	Cap	$/hand/player	Weekly Cost*	Annual Savings
The Aquarium	3%	$1	$0.13	~$351	—
Massiv Union	5%	$3	$0.31	~$837	~$25,272/yr
Monkeys Massiv	6%	$4–7.50	$0.45	~$1,215	~$44,928/yr
TMT Union	8%	$4–5	$0.55	~$1,485	~$58,968/yr
ThePokerAgent	4.5%	No cap	$0.60	~$1,620	~$65,988/yr

The Aquarium3% / $1 cap

$0.13/hand · ~$351/weekbaseline

Massiv Union5% / $3

$0.31/hand · ~$837/weekSave ~$25,272/yr

Monkeys Massiv6% / $4–7.50

$0.45/hand · ~$1,215/weekSave ~$44,928/yr

TMT Union8% / $4–5

$0.55/hand · ~$1,485/weekSave ~$58,968/yr

ThePokerAgent4.5% / No cap

$0.60/hand · ~$1,620/weekSave ~$65,988/yr

*Based on $0.50/$1 stakes, 6-max, 90 hands/hr/table, 1.5 tables, 20 hrs/week. $/hand/player verified from ClubGG PokerCraft screenshots.

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How Much Are You
Losing to Rake?

$0.50/$1 stakes · 6-max tables · 90 hands/hour/table

Where do you play now?

Tables you play

Most players: 1–2 tables

Hours per week20hrs

560

The Hidden Cost of Poker

Rake is the fee taken from each pot by the house. It might seem small per hand, but over thousands of hands, it adds up to a significant portion of your win rate.

For a winning player at $0.50/$1:

With 5% rake: need ~8bb/100 to break even

With 3% rake: need only ~5bb/100 to break even

That 2% difference is the margin between a struggling player and a solid winner.

Transparent & Fair

3% of the pot — taken only from pots that reach showdown

Capped at $1 — never more than $1 per hand, even in massive pots

No additional fees — no membership, no withdrawal fees, no hidden costs

No agent markup — your rake goes directly to maintaining the club

How We Verified These Numbers

Every number on this page comes from ClubGG’s own PokerCraft player profile screen — the same Hands & Rake display that every ClubGG player can access.

What PokerCraft shows: Total Hands played × Total Rake paid. Divide the two and you get the only number that matters: average rake per hand in dollars.

This figure is already an effective average. It includes:

Hands where you fold preflop ($0 rake from you)
Hands that don’t see a flop (no rake collected)
Hands where you win a small pot (minimal rake)
Hands where rake hits the cap (maximum rake)

No estimates. No models. Just real rake ÷ real hands.

Verified Data Points

Club Type	Player	Hands	Total Rake	$/hand
The Aquarium (3%/$1)	Owner profile	—	—	$0.13
5%/$3 cap club	Lanaiyu Yeh	3,753	$1,156.70	$0.308
5%/$3 cap club	PokerBotAI	996	$311.71	$0.312
6% no-cap club	Shay club	13,945	~$55,700	~$4.02

Higher-rake clubs (TMT Union 8%/$5, ThePokerAgent 4.5%/no cap, Monkeys Massiv 6%/$4–7.50) are estimated by scaling from these verified data points.

Calculation Assumptions

Parameter	Value	Basis
Stakes	$0.50/$1	Aquarium’s primary game
Table size	6-max	Standard for ClubGG PLO/NLH
Hands/hr/table	90	Online 6-max; verified: $12/hr ÷ $0.13/hand ≈ 92
Tables (median)	1.5	Most play 1 table, some play 2
Hours/week (default)	20	Adjustable in calculator

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