GGPoker vs Natural8 rakeback 2026

GGPoker vs Natural8 rakeback in one table

GGPoker and Natural8 deal cards on the GG Network, so a player at one room can sit at the same table as a player from the other. The loyalty program is shared too. The differences sit around the program: what each room publishes about the levels, what GEMs buy, how you deposit and which countries each room serves.

What Ocean Rewards looks like at both rooms

Ocean Rewards is the loyalty program of the GG Network. It has eight levels named after sea animals, starting at Fish and ending at Shark. Both rooms credit 100 Tide Points for every $1 of rake you pay.

• Tide Points count over a calendar year and go back to zero on January 1.
• A level you reach stays with you until the end of the next year.
• Falling short of a level's target drops you down when the new year starts.
• Rewards arrive as GEMs, and the number of GEMs per dollar of rake grows with your level.

Which rates each room publishes

GGPoker attaches an Estimated Cashback figure to each level, from ≈16% at Fish through ≈30% at Crab and ≈40% at Turtle up to ≈80% at Shark. The room presents these as estimates. Turtle needs 200,000 Tide Points in a year, and the client shows the other targets.

Natural8 publishes its own estimate for every Ocean Rewards level, with the same figures from about ≈16% at Fish to ≈80% at Shark, each marked as approximate. Natural8 goes further on targets: it lists the yearly Tide Points for every level, from 10,000 for Shrimp to 10,000,000 for Shark, along with the GEM multiplier at each one. The level names, the Tide Points rate and the yearly reset are the same as at GGPoker.

A month at the Crab level

Suppose you reach Crab at GGPoker and pay $600 of rake in a month. At the ≈30% that GGPoker estimates for Crab, the month is worth about ≈$180 in GEMs, and twelve months like it add up to ≈$2,160.

Natural8 estimates Crab at about ≈30% as well, so the same month should land near the GGPoker figure. What it is worth in the end depends on the prizes you pick for your GEMs, since Natural8 gives them no fixed cash value. The rakeback calculator turns any rate you settle on into a yearly figure.

GEMs, deposits and casino points

At GGPoker you can turn GEMs into cash at any time. The exchange rate starts at 1,000 GEMs per $1 and improves for bigger exchanges. Natural8 exchanges GEMs for prizes in its own rewards store.

Natural8 takes deposits from $$5, with the cheapest methods depending on your region, and both rooms accept cryptocurrency. Casino games at Natural8 also earn points, which helps a player who splits time between poker and the casino.

Is the rake the same?

Yes. Both rooms charge 5% in 6-max No-Limit Hold'em with identical caps at five or more players: $$1 at $0.05/$0.10, $$2 at $0.10/$0.25, $$4 at $0.25/$0.50 and $$6 at $1/$2. The rake you pay and the points it earns are the same on either side.

Where you can play each room

GGPoker operates local sites for the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden, and players in Canada reach it as an offshore room. Natural8 holds a license from Anjouan. Check the country list on each brand page before you sign up.

GGPoker or Natural8: which suits you

GGPoker suits a player in one of its local markets who wants a direct route from GEMs to cash at a published exchange rate. Read the level details on GGPoker rakeback.

Natural8 suits a player who starts with a small deposit, plays some casino games next to poker, and lives where Natural8 accepts sign-ups. The full program notes are on Natural8 rakeback. To see how both compare with rooms on other networks, open the rakeback comparison table or the GGPoker vs PokerStars page.

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