In a club app, the union is the thing you are actually choosing. The app is a container and the club is a formality. The union decides which tables you see, who is sitting at them, how fast you get paid and what percentage of your rake comes back.
We run seven unions across five apps. This page sets out what each one is for, so you can pick on limits and games rather than on whichever club a search result pointed you at.
The unions we run
| App | Union | Games | Rakeback up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPPoker | Double Ruble | NLH, PLO, OFC | 60% |
| PPPoker | Yamal | NLH, PLO | 60% |
| PPPoker | PHP Union | NLH, PLO, Short Deck | 60% |
| X-Poker | X-Union | NLH, PLO, Short Deck | 60% |
| Suprema | Suprema EU | NLH, PLO, PLO5/6 | 60% |
| ClubGG | Continental | NLH, MTT, PLO5/6 | 60% |
| Poker21+ | Bambuk | NLH, PLO | 60% |
Rakeback is stated as a ceiling rather than a promise, and that is not evasion. Inside a union the figure is negotiated against volume, limits and whether you come in as a player or an agent. Anybody quoting one number for everybody is quoting a marketing line.
How to choose between them
Start from the game, not from the app.
If you play big-bet Omaha, the answer is Suprema EU. Five and six card Omaha need a critical mass of players to run as real games rather than as tables that fill once a week, and that is where the mass is.
If you play Short Deck, it is X-Union or PHP Union. Short deck is a specialist game and it dies without a pool that wants it.
If you play tournaments and series rather than cash, Continental on ClubGG is built around a schedule.
If you play cash at micro through mid stakes and want a table at any hour, the two PPPoker unions carry the volume. Double Ruble runs a 1 ruble chip, Yamal a 100 ruble chip, and which suits you is a question about the limits you actually sit at rather than about the union being better.
Bambuk on Poker21+ exists for players who do not want currency conversion in the way. Same reasoning: it is a fit question, not a quality one.
What a union does that a room cannot
Three things, and they are the reason club apps exist at all.
The first is the rake. What comes back to you is negotiated rather than published, and it is higher than a room pays. At limits where rake decides your win rate, that difference is frequently larger than the technical edge you are working to build, which is why the same player can lose in one seat and win in another without changing how they play.
The second is the field. A union knows exactly who is in its clubs, so a colluding pair or a bot ring can be removed in a day. A licensed room runs a security department and a case queue, which is thorough and slow. Neither approach is perfect, and the difference is speed.
The third is money. Chips and withdrawals move through your agent, usually in minutes, rather than through an operator payment queue on the operator's schedule.
What you give up is real and worth stating. No desktop multi-tabling at twenty tables, no conventional tracking software, and no operator holding your balance under its own licence. If those matter more to you than the three above, a classic room is the better seat and we would rather say so than sell you the wrong thing.
Clubs inside the unions
You join a union through a club, and two of ours are worth naming because they are where most new players land.
OASIS, club ID 77777, is our flagship on Suprema Poker inside Suprema EU. It is the entry point if PLO5 and PLO6 are what brought you here.
GG CLUB, ID 2751692, is our club in PHP Union on PPPoker, and the usual starting point for short deck and micro limit cash.
For the other unions, ask rather than guess: which club suits you depends on limits and on which agent covers the hours you play.
If you run a club
The club owner side has its own terms, and they differ by union.
| Union | Deal | 1 chip | Club renewal | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Union | 87% | 100 RUB, 5% rebate | Level 1 free | Paid |
| Bambuk | 87% | 1 RUB | Free | Free plus VIP card |
| Continental | 87% | 1 USD | Free to 150 players | Free |
| Double Ruble | 85% | 1 RUB, 10% rebate | Free | Free |
| Yamal | 85% | 100 RUB, 8% rebate | Free | Free |
| Suprema EU | 80% | 1 USD | Free | Free |
PHP Union is player-side only, so it does not appear in the table above. Club and agent terms are available on the other six unions.
One manager covers limits, promos and events, and settlement runs on the same weekly cycle across every platform. Full terms are on our page for clubs and agents.
Frequently asked questions
How many unions does RP Union run?
Seven, across five club apps: PPPoker, X-Poker, Suprema, ClubGG and Poker21+.
Which union should I join?
Pick by game and limit. Big-bet Omaha points to Suprema EU, short deck to X-Union or PHP Union, tournaments to Continental, and round the clock micro to mid cash to the PPPoker unions.
What rakeback do the unions pay?
Up to 60 percent. The exact figure is negotiated inside the union against your volume and limits rather than fixed at one number for everyone.
Can I move between unions later?
Moving union means moving club, so it is worth asking about limits and hours before you join rather than after.
What is the difference between a club and a union?
A club is one room with an owner and a member list. A union pools tables across many clubs so the lobby actually fills, which is why the union is the meaningful choice.
Where to start
Decide the game first, then the union, then agree terms with an agent before depositing anything. That order avoids the mistake almost everyone makes, which is joining first and finding out the deal afterwards.
To ask which union fits your limits, message @rpunion. To see how the apps themselves differ, see the club apps we run unions in.
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