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I know this has been asked before, but the examples are just not working for me.
I am a noob to custom stats, so please bare with me.

First question. Let's keep it simple to start. Why is this not valid...

sum( if[id_site = 1200,(amt_rake * 0.33),0])

...or even just...
if[id_site = 1200,(amt_rake * 0.33),0]

It would seem to me that id_site and amt_rake are existing columns, so why can I not use them here.
I am trying to add this as a new column, under Holdem Cash Player Statistics.

Thank you.

You can't use columns in other column definitions if the columns you want to use have sum() in them - the nesting a sum() inside a sum() is not valid.

However regardless what kind of rake calculation your site uses is important - if you want weighted contributed, for example, that value is not the same as amt_rake.

So why would this not be valid...

if[id_site = 1200,(amt_rake * 0.33),0]

It's basically an alteration of the standard amt_rbStat I downloaded...(amt_rake * 0.27)

ok, I got this working by Duping the built-in amt_rake column and editing...

sum( if[holdem_hand_player_statistics.flg_won_hand AND holdem_hand_summary.amt_rake>.001,
(holdem_hand_summary.amt_rake * ( (holdem_hand_player_statistics.amt_won + holdem_hand_player_detail.amt_bet_ttl) /
(holdem_hand_summary.amt_pot - holdem_hand_summary.amt_rake)) * if[holdem_hand_summary.id_site = 1200,.33, if[holdem_hand_summary.id_site = 2300,.40,0]] ),
0])

Right but what I was trying to say what that that rake value may or may not be the value that your site is using to calculate rakeback. We should confirm that you're using the right value first - otherwise the numbers won't line up.