Want More Moneyto Play Poker?
Playing $5–$500 MTTs or cash games? Take the Upstakes Challenge and unlock $1,000–$50,000 to play bigger.
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UPSTAKES Funding
The best way to boost your bankroll.
Jan “Hownorez” Nakladal
Co-founder
3x WCOOP champion
Jan Hlavica
Founder • CEO
Get up to
$50,000
for MTTs or cash games.
Keep
50%
of your MTT profits and 75% of your cash game profits.
You owe us
$0
If you lose the money, we take the loss.
3 Steps to UPSTAKES Funding
Choose your Funding
Select your Funding level, from $1,000 to $50,000.
Take the Upstakes Challenge
Make 100 poker decisions in around 30 minutes.
Hit the target score
And unlock your Upstakes Funding.
Choose your Funding
$5,000
to play with
Target score
85% overall80% in every stage
Not ready yet? Try Demo Challenge
Built by Poker Experts & Investors
Jan “Hownorez” Nakladal
Co-founder • Poker pro
MTT pro and coach. 3x WCOOP champion, 3x SCOOP champion, and WSOP Main Event semifinalist.
Jan Hlavica
Founder • CEO
Entrepreneur and builder leading Upstakes strategy, product, and growth.
Ondrej Goetz
Poker pro
High-stakes cash game pro and coach. 3rd-place finisher in a €3M Main Event and winner of a €500K PLO Championship.
Matej Turek
Investor
Entrepreneur and investor backing startups, private companies, and professional soccer clubs.
Join the UPSTAKES Community
Not looking for Funding right now?
- 1Take free training
- 2Use the AI Coach to review your game
- 3Get exclusive poker deals
- 4Join a growing community of ambitious poker players
Got a Question?
Write to Jan, our CEO. He’ll get back to you within 24 hours.