If you play poker on the internet you should definitely profit by the online poker site promotions. A small portion of each pot is taken out by the online poker site to cover the costs of these online poker site promotions. This is called 'rake' – a commission fee taken by the online poker site for operating a poker game. It doesn’t matter which stakesyou play, you always pay commission and you can always get a partof the rake back. There are two methods to get a portion of the rake paid back.

First, we have the sign-up bonuses provided by nearly all poker sites to invite new poker players. For these sign-up bonuses you have to make a deposit before you can obtain the poker bonus. How much of the rake paid you will receive back depends on the online poker site. At some poker sites you will get back less than 40 percent of your rake while others give you more than 100 percent. Virtually all sign-up bonuses are around 75 – 100% of the amount a player has paid in rake, which leaves the online poker site with a small profit.

You can also get a part of your money back through rakeback. With rakeback you receive a part, usually around 25-35%, of the fees back. Each month you will get a portion of the rake you paid in your poker account. How much rakeback you will get depends on how much rake you've paid in that month. For example, if you've paid $500 in rake and you have 35% rakeback, you will get $175 (500 x 0.35) of your rake back. Even at the lower stakes this amount will add up rapidly since you pay relativily more in rake than on higher stakes. This means that even a low limit player pays a lot of money to the online poker site each month.

Both sign-up bonuses and rakeback are a excellent way of expanding your poker bankroll. If you like to play at one particular online poker site it is a excellent idea to get a rakeback deal since not all poker sites offer regular reload bonuses. If you would like to get more of your money back you should go for sign-up bonuses. For example, a standard poker player who plays $0,50/$1 No Limit Hold'em pays about $400 in rake to the online poker site in about four thousand hands. The standard rake back deal gives the poker player around 20% making you receive roughly $80 in rakeback . The standard poker bonus, however, will get the poker player more back. As mentioned earlier the standard poker bonus is around 75% of the rake paid. The same player would receive $300 in sign-up bonuses, so you can see how much better sign-up bonuses are in comparison to standard rakeback deals.

There are endless players out there that are clearing more than $1000 in poker bonuses each and every month. To take advantage of the sign-up bonuses just register a poker account at a new online poker site. Once you have played enough hands withdraw your bonus and register a new account at a new online poker site. Keep doing this at all popular poker sitesand you will get a lot more rake back than all rakeback deals offer. Once you have finished all sign up bonuses, you can settle for the reload poker bonuses. Clearing these bonuses could be the factor that makes you a winning poker player.