Access to all Stake on-site promotionsIncluding weekly boosts, monthly bonuses and daily reloads.
What You Get With Our Stake Rakeback Deal
Feature
Standard
With Us
Access to the Stake VIP ClubReceive exclusive perks, dependent on your VIP Level.
Join Universal Poker regular freeroll tournamentsYou can find the passwords for these on our freerolls page.
Get up to an extra 10% Rakeback through our Monthly Rake ChaseGenerated $10 - $99 in rake to receive 5% rakeback, or generated $100 or more in rake to receive 10% rakeback - every month.
What You Get With Our Stake Rakeback Deal
Feature
Standard
With Us
Access to all Stake on-site promotionsIncluding weekly boosts, monthly bonuses and daily reloads.
Access to the Stake VIP ClubReceive exclusive perks, dependent on your VIP Level.
Join Universal Poker regular freeroll tournamentsYou can find the passwords for these on our freerolls page.
Get up to an extra 10% Rakeback through our Monthly Rake ChaseGenerated $10 - $99 in rake to receive 5% rakeback, or generated $100 or more in rake to receive 10% rakeback - every month.
How To Join Our Deal
New to Stake?
Create your account through us to join the deal.
Already Have An Account?
Request to join our deal.
How Our Deal Works
When you create a Stake account through our link or successfully connect your existing account to our deal, you will gain access to all the exclusive perks that come with being connected to Universal Poker — on top of everything Stake already offers on-site!
Whether you're new to Stake or already have an account you'd like to connect to our promotions, click the button below and we'll guide you through whichever process applies to you.
Wondering how it all works? We'll explain everything below.
Monthly Rake Chase
Players who sign-up to Stake through Universal Poker will receive access to our Monthly Rake Chase, rewarding up to 10% extra rakeback, every month!
The percentage of rakeback you receive is dependent on how much rake you generate in a calendar month.
Not sure how a Rake Chase works?
Rewards will increase, dependent on how much rake you generate in a calendar month.
The higher the rake contribution, the larger the reward.
Once the month has come to and end, your rake contribution will be locked-in and you will receive the corresponding reward in the following month.
Rake Chase Tiers:
| Level | Monthly Rake ($) | Rakeback % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10-$99 | 5% |
| 2 | $100+ | 10% |
For example, if you make a rake contribution of $1,000 in the calendar month of January, you will receive 10% (as per level 2) in rakeback the following month! This will be paid directly into your player account, by Stake directly.
Access Our Regular Freerolls
Stake themselves are very generous and host a lot of freeroll tournaments themselves, but who ever complained about having more?
When you create a Universal Poker account, you will gain full access to our Freerolls Page, where you can find the password to our exclusive freeroll tournaments, varying in prize-pool sizes!
For anyone looking to test Stake with no risk, freerolls are the perfect option as they're completely free to play.
How To Join
Want to try out Stake's poker product?
Signing up through Universal Poker is straightforward and takes roughly around 3 minutes.
Click "Get Started" below to take you through the sign-up process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Stake Poker does not offer a standalone poker rakeback programme. All poker wagering contributes to the site-wide Stake VIP Club, which provides 3.5% rakeback from Bronze level (requires $10,000 lifetime wager) plus level-up bonuses and weekly and monthly rewards at higher tiers. On top of this, Universal Poker players gain access to our exclusive Monthly Rake Chase — 5% rakeback on $10–$99 in monthly rake, and 10% on $100 or more, credited the following month. For a broader look at how rakeback structures compare across poker sites, see our Poker Rakeback FAQ.
Stake Poker runs a Bad Beat Jackpot worth up to $1,000,000, active across all Hold'em, PLO, PLO5, and PLO6 cash game tables. The jackpot triggers when you lose a hand holding a very strong qualifying hand — for example, quad deuces or better in Hold'em. When it hits, the pot is distributed as follows: 5.6% to the losing player (the bad beat), 3.5% to the winning player, and 2.1% shared among all other active players at the table. VIP status is lifetime — once earned, it's yours to keep, and the jackpot applies to all cash game players regardless of VIP level.
No. Stake Poker runs entirely in your web browser — no download or dedicated app is required. It works on desktop, mobile, and tablet through Chrome or Safari. The browser client supports up to 6 simultaneous tables, run-it-twice, straddle, rabbit hunting, stream mode, auto-rebuy, and customisable bet buttons — a strong feature set for a browser-based poker room.
Stake Poker is a crypto-only platform supporting over 20 cryptocurrencies, including BTC, ETH, LTC, USDT, DOGE, XRP, SOL, TRX, BNB, and USDC. There is no hard minimum deposit — the practical minimum is approximately $2.50. Crypto can also be purchased directly on the platform via MoonPay or Swapped using bank cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, SEPA, or UK Faster Payments. Withdrawals are typically processed in 10 minutes to 2 hours.
Yes. Existing Stake players can apply to connect their account to our deal by clicking "Get Started" on this page. Applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and take roughly 3 minutes to complete. Once approved, you gain immediate access to Universal Poker's exclusive Monthly Rake Chase and all deal perks — the same benefits as a new account joining through our link. To compare rakeback deals at other poker sites, browse all our poker deals.