End-of-Month Rakeback Rush: Maximizing Monthly Tiers

## End-of-Month Rakeback Rush At rooms with monthly tier-based rakeback (GGPoker, PokerStars), your rakeback percentage resets at the start of each month based on your previous month's volume. This creates a strategic incentive to push for higher tiers in the final days of each month. If you are close to the next rakeback tier with a few days left in the month, increasing your volume during this window can lock in a higher rakeback percentage for the following month. Calculate whether the extra play is worth the tier upgrade by comparing the additional rakeback earned against the time investment. End-of-month rushes are most valuable when you are near a significant tier boundary. Jumping from 30% to 40% rakeback on next month's $2,000 in expected rake means an extra $200 — well worth a few extra hours of play. But pushing from 30% to 31% is rarely worth the effort. ## Maximizing Your Bonus Value Every bonus dollar and rakeback percentage point adds to your poker income. Use our rakeback calculator and promotions page to ensure you are capturing the maximum value from every room you play at.