PayNoRake

PayNoRake is the online poker room dedicated to offering 100% rake back to its customers, paid daily to your poker account. In addition to standard poker games PayNoRake offers Asian card games not usually found on westernized card rooms.

Bonuses and Promotions 10/10
PayNoRake.com offers the best rakeback deal in the industry. You get up to 100% rakeback and its paid daily. In addition they offer you promotions, designed specifically to help you.There are a ton of bonuses and promotions so I will briefly list them all. Firstly is the sign-up bonus. If you deposit through Ukash there is a 200% (that's right 200%) bonus up to a massive $1000. This is probably the highest you will find in the area of deposit bonuses on any poker site. The normal signup bonus is 100%.Once making your first deposit you get entry into the newbie tournament. This is a $500 newbie freeroll. Paynorake offers a refer a friend bonus.

Inviting your friends to play at PayNoRake is easy.
1. Open the game client and head to "My Bonuses".
2. Click on Refer a Friend and fill in the form with your friends information.
3. Your friends will receive an email with an invitation to sign up for a PayNoRake account
Your friends and yourself will then receive 100% rakeback for 7 days. The more you refer the more days of rakeback you receive. It is suggested during the 100% rakeback periods you play as much as possible to take full advantage.

PayNoRake has a number of promotions currently running – I will list the current ones, these will however change so keep this in mind. We will try to keep them updated as they change for this site.

• Win your way to Vancouver winter games through Sit N Go Satellites.
• Gold Diggers Freeroll tournament – With this tournament you use your gold bars that are collected on site to enter, the tournament runs daily, it is a NL Holdem tournament.
• PayNoRake has a League of Champions where you can join and play for your chance to win a Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) prize package to one fantastic destination.
• A 10k guaranteed tournament runs weekly – you can satellite your way through for as little as $1+10c or buy direct for $30+$3.
• The 200% bonus up to $1000 by depositing via Ukash is sure to not last as good things never do, so it has been added here also.

Withdrawal Methods 6/ 10
Withdrawing from PayNoRake appears pretty easy. There are a few methods to choose from. Below these methods are listed as are approximate time frames to receive your hard earned cash.
1. Withdrawal by Moneybookers (24-48 hours excluding Saturday and Sunday)
2. Withdrawal by eWalletXpress (24-48 hours excluding Saturday and Sunday)
3. Withdrawal by EcoCard (24-48 hours excluding Saturday and Sunday)
4. Withdrawal by NETELLER (24-48 hours excluding Saturday and Sunday)
5. Withdrawal by Wire Transfer (up to 7 business days)

Game Selection 7/10
Paynorake has the basic game selection available on most sites. In addition they have on offers; games popular in Asia such as Guts Poker, Chinese Poker, Big 2 Poker and Pan (Panguingue), which are not normally found on Western rooms. The entire selection includes:

• NL Texas Holdem - from 2 to 10 players – stakes are 5c/10c through to $50/$100. Available in tournaments and Sit N go's.
• Fixed Limit Texas Holdem - from 2 to 10 players – stakes are 5c/10c through to $50/$100. Available in tournaments and Sit N go's.
• Omaha Hi and Omaha Hi/Lo – offered in 10 seater tables only with blinds of 5c/10c through to $10/$20. Please note that there is minimal traffic in this area of the site.
• 7 Card Stud hi and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo – Limits from 50c/$1 through to $10/$20. 8 seater tables available only. Please note that there is minimal traffic in this area of the site.
• 7 Card Stud hi and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo – Limits from 50c/$1 through to $10/$20. 8 seater tables available only. Please note that there is minimal traffic in 7 card stud section.
• Guts – available from the minimum stake of 10c through to $10 bets. Available in 10 seater tables.
• Big 2 – 25c bets through to $5 - 4 seat tables available.
• PAN - 25c through to $25. - 7 seat tables available.
• 13 Card – 25c bets through to $10 - 4 seat tables available.

Tournaments and Sit N Gos 6/10
There are not a massive amount of tournaments available on PayNoRake, certainly enough to keep most gamers active though. Sit N Go's run constantly so whilst waiting for the bigger tournaments these are always a secondary option. Tournaments start at as little as 10c+1c through to $240+$24. The primary tournament focus is Texas Hold'em with not many other game variants available. Sit N Go's also start from 10c+1c but are through to $200+$10. Sit N Go's are available in heads up (2 players). There are satellites through to the weekly 10K guaranteed tournament and also through to the other current site promotions. Freerolls run daily but there are not too many of them.

Ring Games 6/10
PayNoRake's ring game area is the most popular on the site. 2, 6 and 10 seater tables are available in the texas holdem variant.

• NL Texas Holdem is offered for 2 to 10 players per table. The stakes are 5c/10c through to $50/$100.
• Fixed Limit Texas Holdem is offered for 2 to 10 players per table. The stakes are 5c/10c through to $50/$100.
• Omaha Hi and Omaha Hi/Lo is offered in 10 seater tables only with blinds of 5c/10c through to $10/$20. Please note that there is minimal traffic in this area of the site. Omaha does not seem to be very popular on payNoRake.
• 7 Card Stud hi and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo are available in limits from 50c/$1 through to $10/$20. 8 seater tables are available only. Please note that there is minimal traffic in this area of the site.

Other Features 7/ 10
PayNoRake displays the amount of patrons online 24/7 which is a real bonus. At any time you can guess through this option exactly how long it will take to get a game. The PayNoRake feature obviously the best feature you will find anywhere. When you have 100% rakeback on the site it is again advised you take full advantage of it and play as much as possible.

PayNoRake alike most sites has a hand history feature but in addition to this regular table feature has a button you can press to call floor persons in times of trouble. You are sure to have a peaceful game on this site.

Deposit Methods 8/10
PayNoRake accepts deposits and processes all funds in US dollars only. They have quite a few deposit methods and these cater for the needs of most online gamers. Deposit methods are as follows:

1. Mastercard
2. Visa
3. Click2Pay
4. Instadebit
5. Moneybookers
6. eWalletXpress
7. Ukash
8. EcoCard
9. EntroPay
10. PAYSAFECARD
11. UseMyBank
12. NETELLER
13. Wire Transfer

Traffic 7/10
PayNoRake has around 2000 people minimum to play against during non peak and a few hundred tables you can join. At peak time the traffic increases. There is always some action for you on this site, regardless of your preference; tournaments or ring games. A traffic meter is displayed in the main lobby.

Customer Service 8/10
PayNoRake offers customer service by email and also live chat, 24/7. They do not offer support via telephone. Every query is responded to in a timely manor, big OR small.

Software 7/10
The graphics on PayNoRake are nothing to brag about. The site however looks very neat and clean and runs extremely well. The software is stable and easy to use. The main lobby splits each poker variant into its own little section and is more then easy to use.