Updated on 22 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

PokerStars to increase rake in low stakes MTTs

Tournaments under $20 will be seeing an increase in fees from Monday onwards.





PokerStars MTT lobby

In an attempt to maintain 'maximum flexibility and agility to adjust to changing conditions' in the marketplace, PokerStars announced yesterday that tournament fees in low stakes tournaments would increase. 

Starting on Monday, March 26 the following tournaments will be impacted:

  • Fees are increasing in MTT with a buy-in less than $20
  • Fees are decreasing in Time Tourneys, regardless of buy-in

No specific details have been shared with regards to how much the fees are increasing and at which buy-in levels. The new fees will be available in the tournament lobby for each event in the PokerStars client on Monday. 


Poker Expert

Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.