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Stake Adds New Poker Formats and Increases Bad Beat Jackpot to $1,000,000

Stake Adds New Poker Formats and Increases Bad Beat Jackpot to $1,000,000
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Alex Sakuta Content Editor
  • Fact Checked by: PokerListings
  • Last updated on: October 28, 2025 · 2 minutes to read

The largest online casino is doubling down on poker. Players can now enjoy 6-card Pot Limit Omaha (in addition to 4-card, 5-card PLO, and NLHE) as well as All-in or Fold. Both formats feature Jackpots. Note: this information applies to both international Stake.com and SweepStakes Stake.us (where SC is used instead of $ and players are in separated pool).

Cash PLO Games and Bad Beat Jackpot Rules on Stake

The conditions are the same for Pot Limit Omaha (PLO), 5-card PLO, and 6-card PLO.

  • Limits: from $0.01/0.02 to $2.50/5
  • Buy-in: from 40 to 100 BB
  • Tables: 7-max (PLO), 6-max (5-card PLO), 5-max (6-card PLO)

All Stake Poker cash tables are covered by the Bad Beat Jackpot, which triggers when a player loses a hand holding at least the following combinations:

  • Hold’em: 2222x or better
  • PLO4: 4444x or better
  • PLO5: 8888x or better
  • PLO6: JJJJx or better

The jackpot prize pool has been increased to $1,000,000. The prize size depends on the stake level:

Blinds% of BBJ Prize Pool
$2 / $556.69%
$1 / $222.68%
$0.50 / $111.34%
$0.25 / $0.505.67%
$0.10 / $0.202.27%
$0.05 / $0.101.13%
$0.01 / $0.020.23%

Jackpot Distribution:

  • 5.6% — to the player who lost with a strong hand (Bad Beat Winner)
  • 3.5% — to the player who won the hand (Bad Beat Opponent)
  • 2.1% — split equally among the remaining active players at the table

Important Bad Beat Jackpot Conditions

The hand must go to showdown.

Both the winning and losing players must use two hole cards to form their combination (for quads, pocket pair).

At least four players must participate in the hand.

If Run It Twice is active, only the first board counts.

Any player involved in the Bad Beat hand must remain seated until the hand ends to receive a payout.

Alex Pereira Plays All-in Or Fold on Stake

At All-in Or Fold tables, each player receives two cards and can only choose between “all-in” or “fold.”

  • Format: NLHE 4-max
  • Buy-ins: $1, $4, $8, $16, $40, $80

To celebrate the launch of the new game, Stake released a promotional video featuring its ambassador Alex Pereira — current and two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and former UFC Middleweight Champion.

Players can hit a $500K Jackpot, triggered by winning with a straight flush or royal flush. The winning player must use both hole cards to complete the hand.

Jackpot Payout by Blinds:

Blinds% of Jackpot Payout
$0.05 / $0.100.01%
$0.25 / $0.500.04%
$0.50 / $1.000.10%
$1.00 / $2.000.20%
$2.50 / $5.000.50%
$5.00 / $10.001.00%

What Other Games Are Available on Stake?

Cash NLHE tables run around the clock with blinds from $0.01/0.02 to $2.50/5. For example, at 13:00 UTC today, more than 170 players were active at Stake cash game tables:

  • 60 players — NL10
  • 34 players — NL20
  • 37 players — NL50
  • 19 players — NL100
  • 22 players — NL500

You can check the current number of players and active limits across poker rooms at the bottom of PokerListings’ homepage in the “Online Traffic of Popular Poker Rooms” section.

Stake also runs MTTs with buy-ins ranging from freerolls to $100, offering guarantees up to $1.5K.

And 6-max On Demand Sit&Go’s with buy-ins of $1, $2, $5, $10 are available.

Is there rakeback on Stake.com and Stake.us?

Yes, rakeback is 3,5%. This is rakeback for all the players (casino, sports bet, and poker as well). To get rakeback, go to the Account — VIP — Rakeback — Claim Rakeback. You can claim it in any time.

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Written By: Alex Sakuta Content Editor
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