SWC has raised the rake on the BBJ tables
without notifying the players once again. Not notifying the players didn't go over too well last time.
Why are you raking more when tables are 2 and 3 handed at the BBJ tables when you can't qualify for the jackpot unless there are 4 or more players at the table? Players who start Bad Beat Jackpot tables are now subsidizing the Bad Beat Jackpot prize pool with absolutely 0 benefits. If the software is not advanced enough to have it rake 3% when 2 or 3 handed, you should lower the cap substantially when 2 and 3 handed to compensate for the 20% increase.
If you are already raking an additional 20% from the Bad Beat Jackpot tables and solely funding the jackpot with this 20%, why are you charging a fee every time the jackpot hits? You are double raking the jackpot. So the 3.75% is actually 3.75 x 1.1 = 4.125%
You are also false advertising. You claim that the rake is 20% higher at the BBJ tables. If the rake is 3% at the BBJ tables, an additional 20% would be 3.6% not the 3.75% you are charging. Where is this .15% going. Are you using pMath?
The BBJ drop changes just took effect. The website was updated and a tweet has gone out. The change was that the promotion SwC had created where they were paying for the entire Bad Beat Jackpot has ended. The 4.9 BBJ that was just won was entirely funded by SwC. Now a BBJ drop will be added to the regular rake.
Your point about 2 and 3 handed BBJ tables is what SwC intended, in that no extra drop should be taken, the website has been updated to reflect that the rake % at 2 or 3 handed will not be increased for the BBJ. Also, SwC will contribute 20% of the rake when 2 or 3 players are dealt in at BBJ tables to go towards the BBJ, so in that way it is an added benefit to the players starting up games, albeit not directly.
When 4+ players are dealt in at BBJ tables, 20% of the drop will go towards the BBJ. Thank you for catching the error we made in wording, as % increases does increase up to 25%.
For example, at 25/50 reg tables the rake % is 3% no matter how many players are dealt in, and the max rake taken 4+ handed is 220 chips. At the 25/50 BBJ tables the rake is 3% when 2 or 3 players are dealt in with the same caps as reg tables, and the rake + BBJ drop is 3.75%(a 25% increase) with a cap of 275(a 25% increase) when 4+ players are dealt in at a BBJ table. The extra drop now represents 20% of the total rake and drop(extra drop of 55 chips with a total of 275 chips). Those 55 chips will go directly into the BBJ.
For 200/400 and higher, the drop % increase is slightly lower, but the max rake and drop taken increases the same 25%, from 280 to 350. And 20% of the drop, 70 chips in a max raked/dropped pot, will go directly to the BBJ.
So, no matter what limit BBJ you are playing, or how many players are dealt in, 20% of any drop will go directly into the BBJ.
The BBJ is not double raked, as 100% of the increase chips dropped for the BBJ go into the BBJ, and once it hits SwC does take a 10% administration fee. So the correct formula for figuring out the rake for the 25/50 BBJ table would be (3 x 1) + (0.75 x 0.1) = 3.075%
Rake is defined by what a cardroom makes, and since 90% of the BBJ goes to the players, that 90% is not considered rake. And since 100% of the drop for the BBJ goes into the BBJ, it is only raked one time for 10%, when the BBJ is hit.
If you have any questions, let us know. SwC appreciates the time you took to make your post and wishes you the best of luck!
