An online poker player can earn Rakeback faster in heads-up play than at short-handed or full-table games. It's not just the fact that you are splitting the rake evenly between only two players, but the game pace plays a large role as well. In a typical short-handed ring game, you can expect to play ~80 hands per hour on average. By playing heads-up, your 'hands played per hour' average can increase to ~200.
Best Rakeback for Heads Up The amount you collect in Rakeback from heads-up ring games should be about the same, no matter which dakeback deal you choose. Contributed Rakeback, for example, takes your Rakeback payment from the exact amount you contribute to the pot and rake. Playing heads-up, the contribution should be even. Shared Rakeback divides the rake evenly between both players and Dealt Rakeback works the same way, diving the rake evenly among both players dealt in the hand.
Assuming you reach a $20 pot with each raked hand, while earning the average 30% rakeback you can potentially earn $0.15-0.50 per raked hand. We get this number by dividing the $1 rake by 2 players, which equals $0.50, then dividing that by your 30% Rakeback deal (0.50 / 30% = 0.15).