Get Fundedto Play Poker
Pass the Challenge and unlock up to $20,000 in funding for online and live Texas Hold'em MTTs and Cash Games.
Get Funded
Show your skill and unlock up to $20K in funding for tournaments and cash games.
Improve Your Game
Get coaching, expert feedback, and clear insights to improve your decisions.
Claim Rewards
Enjoy exclusive poker room deals available only to Upstakes users.
From Challenge to Funding in 48 Hours
Your path to funding in three simple steps.
Take the Challenge
Show your decision making skills in an MTT or Cash Game Challenge. Each Challenge includes 100 decisions based on real poker scenarios.
Review Your Result
Receive your score, performance breakdown, and clear feedback on your strengths and biggest areas to improve.
Get Funded
Pass the Challenge and unlock funding up to $20,000, with coaching and support to help you move up.
Choose Your Challenge
Pick MTT or Cash Game. Choose your funding level and start your next chapter in poker today.
Trusted by Players
See how players turned a Challenge entry into real profit and funding.
My $100 entry unlocked $5,000 in funding. Upstakes coaching helped me improve and finish my first month with $5,401 profit.
Great way to prove your poker skills through a Challenge and get staked. The Upstakes team is helpful, supportive, and communicates really well.
I honestly didn’t think a player like me could get backed for online cash games. Until Upstakes.
From Challenge to funding in 2 days. The coaching helped me make sharper decisions. Definitely worth it.
Backed by Poker Rooms
Get exclusive deals at the world's top and rising poker rooms, available only through Upstakes.
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Your Personal AI Coach
Built into the Challenge
Test your poker decisions, spot your biggest leaks, and unlock expert AI coaching after your Challenge from $19.90.
Review your toughest spots
Compare your decisions with GTO
Get clear next steps from your personal AI coach
You missed value. Your bet was too small, giving your opponent an easy call. A bigger bet would pressure weaker hands and win more when you're ahead.
Example output from a Bubble stage hand.
Per single 60-minute session. Feedback from one coach.
30-minute challenge. Objective score and expert insights. Funding opportunity.
About Upstakes
The only poker funding platform giving every player a real shot to prove their skill, get funded, and grow.
Fair Challenges for Everyone
Too many talented players were stuck without bankroll, while connected players got the deals. We fixed that. Same Challenges for everyone.
Clear Rules, No Surprises
Clear rules, transparent agreements, and profit splits that reward performance. No favoritism. No private deals.
Built on Trust & Performance
Poker is a merit game. We back skill, support growth, and build long-term relationships.
Got questions?We’ve got answers.
Get in Touch
Questions, ideas, or partnership requests? We’d love to hear from you. We usually respond within 72 hours.
Jan Hlavica
CO-FOUNDER, CEO
They wrote about us
Introducing Upstakes: A New Era of Poker Staking
Startuje revoluční pokerový projekt, s Upstakes má šanci na staking každý
Wir stellen vor: Upstakes - die neue Ära des Poker-Stakings
Šance na poker staking pro všechny? Jan „Hownorez“ Nakládal spouští projekt Upstakes
Predstavujeme Upstakes: Novú éru pokrového stakingu
Vše, co jste chtěli vědět o Upstakes - rozhovor s Janem Nakládalem a Janem Hlavicou
100% Transparency
Data-driven, transparent results
Trusted by Players
Rated 4.5/5 by real players worldwide
Built by Poker Pros
Created by players, for players
Always Player-First
Simple terms, fair opportunities
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