Is there a way to raise stakes above 10 orens from start?
I was broke once and somehow that's when the stakes were like 70-100 orens! I came back with money and it was back at 10 again
I am at chpater 3 and I'm broke 0 orens and really need to make some monies fast

It varies per NPC.. if you are seeing 10 orens, go to a richer NPC that plays dice.

you are BROKE in ch3 ??????????????????????

lay off the bleeding hookers you depraved person.

I already beat all the dice sidequests, I beat them all and it's still 10 orens max at start. I spent it mostly on runes, armor and weapons

Nooo, armors and weapons are not for ploughing! You got to pay the hookers instead!

So how do I increase the dice stakes above 10 orens?

Did they fix the dice game in 1.1 or 1.2?
I've finished the game once so far and EVERYONE and I mean EVERYONE had a range of 5-10 orens

Well.. as long as you got the armor and swords that you want, you really don't need money in Chapter 3 anymore. :)

Try to sell all the junk you have in your inventory too - the useless (and heavy) monster parts, timber, cloth, etc. It will give you a few hundred orens no less.

I don't think I noticed high stake poker in TW2 (at least compared to TW1). Btw if you need cash, there are always some harpies spawning so you can sell those harpy feathers and mutagens. Just load and save. Not very convenient, but it brings in the cash.