Free Poker Tools & Resources
Everything you need to plan and run a home poker tournament - free, no signup required.
Tournament Calculators
Everything you need to plan and pay out a home tournament correctly.
Payout Calculator
Generate a fair prize pool payout structure in seconds - enter your prize pool and player count, pick a style.
Open tool →🧮ICM Payout Calculator
Calculate fair final-table payouts using the Independent Chip Model, based on real stack sizes instead of finish position alone.
Open tool →🪙Chip Calculator
Work out exactly how many chips of each denomination you need for buy-ins, starting stacks, and add-ons.
Open tool →⏱️Blind Structure Calculator
Build a level-by-level blind schedule for your tournament - duration, pace, antes, and breaks, all handled for you.
Open tool →🏆Poker League Points Calculator
Turn tournament finishes into league standings points, with configurable formulas for field size and placement.
Open tool →Rules & Reference
Quick, accurate reference for running or playing any poker variant.
Poker Hand Rankings
Every poker hand ranked from Royal Flush to High Card, with examples and odds for Hold'em, Omaha, Stud, and Draw.
Open tool →🎲Texas Hold'em Rules
Full rules for No-Limit and Limit Texas Hold'em - blinds, betting rounds, the board, and showdown.
Open tool →🀄Omaha Rules
How Pot-Limit and No-Limit Omaha differ from Hold'em, including the four-card start and the 'use exactly two' rule.
Open tool →♠️Seven-Card Stud Rules
Betting structure, bring-ins, and hand-reading for one of poker's oldest and most traditional formats.
Open tool →♣️Five-Card Draw Rules
The simplest poker variant explained - dealing, drawing, and the two betting rounds.
Open tool →Tournament Director Resources
Standards for running tournaments the way serious players expect.
TDA Official Rules
A plain-language reference for the Poker Tournament Directors Association's official rules, the standard most home games and clubs run on.
Open tool →📝House Rules Template
A starting template for posted house rules - misdeals, string bets, all-in procedures, and dealer conduct - so every player knows what to expect.
Open tool →Equipment
Buying guides for the gear that makes a home game feel like a real tournament.
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Best Poker Chip Sets
Our picks for clay, composite, and ceramic chip sets at a few different budgets - and how to figure out what denominations you actually need.
Open tool →🟩Best Poker Tables
Folding, felt, and full octagon tables compared - what fits a living room versus a garage, and what actually holds up over time.
Open tool →🃏Best Playing Cards
Plastic versus paper, how many decks to keep in rotation, and which brands hold up best to heavy home-game use.
Open tool →🔀Best Card Shufflers
Automatic shufflers worth the money for regular game nights, from basic battery models to full casino-style units.
Open tool →Play responsibly. If poker stops being fun, help is available - National Council on Problem Gambling, 1-800-522-4700 (call or text, 24/7).
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