Stake Poker Expands Game Selection with Launch of PLO5 in the US

By Samantha Doyle

21 Aug 2025

Samantha Doyle 21 Aug 2025

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Stake Poker adds 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO5) to US lineup.
PLO5 offers five hole cards and unique strategic play.
Enhances platform's variety beyond traditional formats.

Stake Poker just gave its US game lineup a little extra punch by rolling out 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha — better known as PLO5 — to its sweepstakes platform. And if you’ve never played it before, here’s the short version: five hole cards, two of them in play, and a lot of creative pain on the river.

The rules are still Omaha basics — two cards from your hand, three from the board — but adding a fifth hole card changes everything. It’s the same game, only turbocharged. More combos, more draws, more second-guessing when that turn card hits.

With this update, Stake becomes only the second sweepstakes poker operator in the US to offer PLO5. It’s a notable move for a platform that’s already pushing past the standard Hold’em-and-go formula.

“PLO5 has a reputation for being wild, unpredictable, and incredibly fun,” said a Stake spokesperson. “We’re making that experience available to more players.”

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For US players, it also opens a door that’s mostly been shut until now. PLO5 was typically reserved for international online sites or live casino tables — now, it’s part of the sweepstakes scene.

To see how it fits into Stake’s broader offering, check our full Stake Poker review.

Between this and its existing formats, Stake’s giving players something they don’t often get online: actual variety.

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