Tournament Payout Studio
A practical payout designer for home-game hosts, poker clubs, and PokerDeck tournament organizers. Pick the parameters that matter and publish a payout your room can read before the first hand.
Need payout policy first? Read the poker tournament payout structure guide for paid-place ranges, min-cash advice, payout curves, and satellite structures before tuning the studio.
Every band publishes the same ladder — pick a band to see each place below.
| Entries | Paid | 1st | Min cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32–36 | 5 | 42% | 6% |
| 37–43 | 6 | 38% | 8% |
| 44–49 | 7 | 36% | 5% |
| 50–56 | 8 | 35% | 4.5% |
| 57–63 | 9 | 34% | 4% |
| 64–69 | 10 | 31.9% | 1.3% |
| 70–76 | 11 | 30.1% | 1% |
| 77–80 | 12 | 28.6% | 0.9% |
- 32–36 15%
- 37–43 15%
- 44–49 15%
- 50–56 15%
- 57–63 15%
- 64–69 15%
- 70–76 15%
- 77–80 15%
The bar is how the prize pool splits across paid places — top-heavy toward 1st. The gauge on the right is the share of the field that cashes.
Paid places step with the field; every band uses the same style. Amounts and the full ladder for the selected band show below.
- 01 $ 17.60 × %
- 02 $ 7.20 × %
- 03 $ 6.30 × %
- 04 $ 5.40 × %
- 05 $ 4.60 × %
- 06 $ 3.70 × %
- 07 $ 3.00 × %
- 08 $ 2.20 × % min cash
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Curve reads cleanly for the field size.
A $50 club night pays a visible slice of the field while keeping the win meaningful and the ladder printable.
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Min cash is 2.2× total entry cost.
The last payout is still clearly above the buy-in, so min cash does not read like a token refund.
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Field cash share is 16% (8 of 50).
Close to the usual club-night band: enough paid places for a social room without flattening the top prizes.
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Estimates calculated before the first hand.
Add-ons and re-entries can move the pool. The published structure here is what the room can plan against.
Common poker tournament payout questions
What is a poker tournament payout calculator?
A poker tournament payout calculator turns the number of players, prize pool, payout style, paid places, and rounding rules into a published payout table before the first hand is dealt.
What makes Tournament Payout Studio different from a spreadsheet?
Tournament Payout Studio lets organizers adjust field size, prize pool, payout curve, satellite mode, paid places, and manual edits in one interface, then export a clean schedule players can read.
Can I use Tournament Payout Studio for home games and poker clubs?
Yes. It is free, runs in the browser, and is designed for home-game hosts, poker clubs, and PokerDeck organizers who need a clear payout structure without spreadsheet math.