About this project
Race Desk is one site about one subject: the structure layer above the table — formats, leaderboards, rake races, guarantees, overlay, satellites and fees. It is funded by a single disclosed affiliate link and carries no rankings, picks or betting advice.
Leg 01What this site is
Race Desk is a narrow reference about the series-and-leaderboard layer of tournaments and races: the format taxonomy, how leaderboard points are weighted, how a rake race returns fees, how a guarantee and its overlay work, how satellites and bounties split a buy-in, and how to compare two events on their published terms. It is one of a series of "desks", each owning a single topic in depth, and it deliberately does not re-explain in-hand play, which Poker Desk already covers — where a question is really about blinds or bet sizes, this site links there instead of repeating it.
Leg 02How it is funded
The site is funded by a single affiliate link to a partner operator, shown in the header and repeated where a call to action fits. If a reader opens an account through it we may be paid, at no extra cost to the reader. That is the entire commercial layer: no advertising, no sponsored posts, no rankings whose order is decided by a commission, and no second partner. The disclosure is stated on every page rather than buried in a footer.
One disclosed link
The affiliate relationship is disclosed above the fold and repeated on each page. It does not change the mechanics explained here.
Leg 03What this site is not
It is not betting advice and it offers no picks, tips, systems or predictions about any event, player or field. It does not rank operators, events or races. It does not tell you whether tournaments are legal where you are, whether you owe tax on a result, or whether any operator is licensed in your jurisdiction; those depend on your own facts and change. It does not re-explain how a hand of poker is played — that is a separate desk’s subject and is linked, not duplicated.
- No picks or tips Nothing here predicts any event or result.
- No rankings No operator or event is placed above another by us.
- No strategy The structure layer is explained; in-hand play is not duplicated.
- No legal or tax advice Eligibility and tax depend on your own facts and jurisdiction.
Leg 04What it covers
A set of pages follow the layer from the format menu through the fee and the leaderboard: the format taxonomy, the rake and the fee, how points are weighted, how a rake race is run, overlay and guarantees, satellites and seats, bounties and their split buy-in, and how a series binds events together. Around them, a worked value check compares two events honestly, a myths page corrects the common false beliefs, and this page and the legal notice explain the project and its limits.
Start at the overview
The whole desk on one page: two layers, formats, fee, weighting, overlay and the value check.
Affiliate disclosure and risk warning
Every affiliate link on this page and in the header is a sponsored link to a partner operator, and we may be paid if you open an account through it, at no extra cost to you. That link pays us; it does not improve any decision, it is not a ranking, and it is never a recommendation to play. Nothing on this page is legal, financial or betting advice, and nothing here is a prediction about any event, player or field. 18+ only. Every stake is money at risk. In a tournament, a race or a single bet, you can lose the whole amount, and in a series you can pay many fees and win nothing back. The fee is charged whether you finish in the points or not, most entrants do not, and past results in a race say nothing about the next one. The mechanics explained here — how leaderboard points are weighted, how a guarantee and its overlay are calculated, how rake is shared back through a race, how satellites and bounties split a buy-in — belong to the operators and the formats, not to any suggestion that you should play them. The rules that govern these products — whether the operator is licensed where you are, how tournaments and races are taxed, what is lawful for you, how your account is verified — differ between countries, states and provinces, they change, and they depend on facts about you that a website cannot know. Never stake money you cannot afford to lose, never borrow to play, and never chase losses with a larger buy-in. Gambling can cause serious financial harm, including debt and damage to relationships and mental health. Free and confidential support is available in most countries through national gambling-harm helplines, for players and for the people around them.