Stake Poker 2026 — Freerolls, $1M Bad Beat Jackpot & Rake Explained

Stake is no longer just casino and sportsbook: Stake Poker is a fully-fledged poker room with No-Limit Texas Hold'em cash games, daily tournaments and some of the most aggressive poker promos on the market. Best of all: poker wagers count fully toward rakeback, the Weekly Raffle and the Stake Race.

Daily Freerolls: Up to $2,000 Given Away — Every Day

The biggest draw for beginners are the freerolls: according to poker portals, Stake runs four Grand Slam freerolls with a $500 prize pool each, every single day — plus additional daily freerolls worth a combined $600–$900. In total, up to $2,000 per day is up for grabs without paying a cent in buy-ins. Typically 1,000–1,500 players enter and around 150 finish in the money.

• Buy-in: $0 — just register and play
• 4× Grand Slam Freerolls at $500 each per day
• Additional daily freerolls worth $600–$900 combined
• Roughly 150 paid places per tournament
• Ideal for building a bankroll with zero risk

$1,000,000 Bad Beat Jackpot

Stake's flagship is the $1,000,000 Bad Beat Jackpot: lose with an extremely strong hand (e.g. quads) against an even stronger one and the jackpot pays out — split between the loser of the hand, the winner and the remaining players at the table. A bad beat goes from nightmare to lottery win.

All-in or Fold: $500,000 Progressive Jackpot

In the All-in-or-Fold format (AoF) there are only two options per hand: all-in or fold. Every AoF hand feeds a progressive jackpot that climbs up to $500,000. On top of that there's the new fast-fold mode «Next!» with $1M in drops — perfect for players who want maximum hands per hour.

Cash Games, Limits & Rake

The rake is higher than at the classic poker giants — but the field is noticeably softer because plenty of casino players sit at the tables, and every raked dollar counts toward your rakeback and Stake promos.

Poker + VIP: Get Paid Twice

Every poker hand counts as wagering: you accumulate VIP progress, rakeback (active from day one with code CRBONUSES), tickets for the $75,000 Weekly Raffle and points for the $100,000 Stake Race. Poker grinders climb the VIP tiers exceptionally fast.

Can Stake.us and Stake.eu players sit at these poker tables?

No. The poker room is exclusive to Stake.com. Both social casinos run on the sweepstakes model with Gold Coins and Stake Cash, which leaves no room for a real-money cash game or a jackpot fed by rake, so freerolls, the Bad Beat Jackpot and poker rakeback stay on Stake.com alone. Free entry exists on the social platforms in a different shape: daily login rewards and coin races that cost nothing to join.