In order to find a rakeback deal you need to go through a third party provider or you need to find a deal with the poker room. Some poker rooms have started offering rakeback accounts to players, but for the most part you need to use a third party provider to find the best deals. Most of the big players in rakeback have lots of poker rooms where you can earn rakeback deals so you’ll have a wide selection of choices. One thing you need to remember though is that if you already have an account at a poker room you can’t have it switched to rakeback and you can’t make a new account as it’s against the rules.

Depending on which method you use to find your rakeback deal will determine factors such as how you get paid. If you find a deal with the poker room you want to play with then you’ll be able to get paid either weekly or monthly through the cashier system at the poker room. If you needed to go through a third party provider in order to find your rakeback deal then you’ll get paid from them and most will have several payment options to choose from.

A full tilt poker rakeback deal is mostly for poker players who play weekly because then they are losing a lot of money to rake. If you only play once a month or every couple months then you’re not really going to make much money back from your rake, but it’s still up to you as to whether or not you think it’s worth having a rakeback account or not. When you’re initially searching for your rakeback deal you should try to make sure that you spend some time shopping around. Generally the poker rooms will vary by a lot so you want to make sure you’re finding the best possible deal out there at the time. Some poker rooms are known to offer up to 75%+ rakeback for choosing to play in there poker room, but these are generally the smaller poker rooms who don’t have that big of a player base. If you don’t mind playing in these small poker rooms though then you will be able to find a great rakeback deal by searching through the smaller poker rooms at a third party provider.

You might not need a rakeback deal yet, but if you start playing more poker in the future then it’s always good to know that this option is out there for you. Rakeback has been helping many players make bad months seem decent and good month’s great months so keep it in mind.

If you think someone is watching your moves (you eyeballin’ me boy?), stay aware of it, but don’t try to counteract it by throwing breadcrumbs to lead him or her down another trail. Meaning, don’t guess what tell you think you’re giving away and then do the opposite of what you think they’re reading. As we can see from Daniel Craig in Casino Royale (yes, a very valid example), all that gets you is a swift thrust in your junk. Seriously, though, this is a juvenile and meaningless reaction, and one that can lead to the opposite of your desired result. Going out of your way to throw someone else off the scent will not only expose you, and open you up to further scrutinization now that others know you can be so easily affected, but while you’re playing your own wise guy game with someone else, you’re probably not paying full attention to the hand, and are either missing another opportunity or falling into a well-set trap.

It’s not the right movements that protect you, it’s the lack of movement. The stone faces are what conceal your tells. There’s a reason for those funny glasses, hats and more. It’s very “telling” that this year’s WSOP tournaments had a new rule that basically said they have to be able to see your face. You can cover your eyes, but you can’t wear a ski mask over your head, that was the gist of it. I like that rule, it forces players to implement some actual discipline into their emotional and physical response, which needs to be part of everyone’s game.

And, study relentlessly. Poker is not only a game about gut feelings and statistics. While those two play a large part, knowing your opponents as best you can is such a fantastic weapon to have in your arsenal. Most of us aren’t playing with folks on television to the point where you can watch tape of them (and if you’re taping guys in your buddy’s basement, you’ll probably end up kicked out of the game!), but you get my point. When you’re out of a hand, after you’ve folded, do nothing but watch the other players. Study how they bet, how they hold their chips, where they look, how they arrange their cards, how they breath, anything you can think of. It’ll pay off in the long run. After all, you can’t call someone on a tell if you haven’t learned it yet.

As the PKR Poker WSOP enters it’s final round, try this exercise. Don’t watch the players for tells. Watch how they watch the other players for their tells. It’ll be an eye-opening experience for you, I promise, and you’ll definitely learn a thing or two. And if they catch you watching, don’t worry about it. You’re not doing anything wrong. It’s all part of the game.