<P> Rake is the scaled commission fee taken by a cardroom operating a poker game . It is generally 2.5 to 10 percent of the pot in each poker hand, up to a predetermined maximum amount . There are also other non-percentage ways for a casino to take the rake . Some cardrooms will not take a percentage rake in any community card poker game like Texas hold' em when a hand does not have a flop . This is called "no flop, no drop". </P> <P> Poker is a player - versus - player game, and the house does not wager against its players (unlike blackjack or roulette), so this fee is the principal mechanism to generate revenues . </P>

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