Ray.fi is a national Finnish poker room which has a monopoly to conduct gambling and poker games in Finland. The room is operated by Playtech, however, it is not included in the total pool of iPoker Network. Ray.fi has a common pool of players with another segregated room and Austrian monopoly Win2day. Ray.fi is expected to be renamed as Veikkaus Poker in the near future.
The room overview and traffic
Ray.fi and Win2day share a pool of players so the poker rooms are very similar. Traffic peaks in the evening by European time, then the tables of Ray.fi gather up to 1200-1300 players. In non-profit time (morning and afternoon), the average number of players amounts to 600-700 players. There is only SnG format of HU game in the room. PLO is almost equal to NLH. In the evenings, there is action at the highest limit NL2k, both in Omaha and Hold'em. MTT are not particularly active and numerous.
Software and support of Holdem Manager and Poker Tracker
Holdem Manager and Poker Tracker are available through the converter. The rest part is a classic software of Playtech: quite functional, with a minimum set of options: chat, brief statistics of hands played, notes on opponents. Client for Android, iOS, downloading on PC and playing in your browser are available.
Deposit methods and processing time for withdrawal
The main deposit methods in Ray.fl, as well as registration with the help of which identification is held are Finnish banks: Osuuspankki, Nordea, Danske Bank, Ålandsbanken, S-Pankki, Aktia, Säästöpankki, POP Pankki, Handelsbanken, OmaSp Mobiilivarmenne. Please contact us if you want to learn about other deposit options in Ray.fi.
Rake
Rake in Ray.fl usually does not exceed 3%.
Rake in the Speed Poker
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Rake (%) |
Max rake. (€) / round |
|---|---|---|
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All tables |
3.0 * |
2.00 |
* Rake is calculated with the pitch of 1 cent for every €0.33 in the pot of betting round. Based on this, maximum rake may reach 3.03% in percentage.
Rake for two players (1 vs. 1, heads up, HU) at cash tables
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Rake (%) |
Max rake. (€) / round |
|---|---|---|
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All tables |
2.5 * |
1.00 |
* Rake is calculated with the pitch of 1 cent for every €0.40 in the pot of betting round.
Rake for No Limit, Pot Limit and Fixed Limit cash tables (applies to all games, except the Speed Poker, when there is 3 players at the table)
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Rake (%) |
Max rake. (€) / round |
|---|---|---|
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Bring-in level (small blind/big blind): |
3.0 * |
1.00 |
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Bring-in level (small blind/big blind): |
3.0 * |
2.00 |
* Rake is calculated with the pitch of 1 cent for every €0.33 in the pot of betting round. Based on this. maximum rake may reach 3.03% in percentage.
What are the benefits?
Ray.fl is a good option for almost any cash player, regardless of his level. Games are quite loose and soft. Fans of HU games can find action in SnG. However, the main advantage of this poker room is extensive and soft traffic which consists primarily of Finnish and Scandinavian players. Therefore, a reasonable bamhunt in Ray.fl is a prerequisite of your successful poker career.
