Guide

How PokerOS works

Run a full home-poker tournament from your phone or iPad — create, share, check in, run the clock, bust and pay out, and publish results. Here's everything, step by step.

Watch a full game run

Sign up & your club

1

Create an account and your own private poker club in seconds.

  1. 1Tap Create an account — enter your name, club name, email and a password.
  2. 2You're taken straight to your dashboard; a new club is created for you.
  3. 3Everything you do (tournaments, players, stats) is private to your club.
  4. 4Log in from any device; sign out from the sidebar.
Sign up screen

Dashboard

2

Your club at a glance — the live game, quick actions, and season stats.

  1. 1See your current or next tournament up top with its live clock.
  2. 2Tap Manage tournament to run it, or TV mode for a room screen.
  3. 3Stat cards show tournaments, players, prize pools run and average field.
PokerOS dashboard

Create a tournament

3

A 5-step wizard: Name → Template → Settings → Blinds → Publish.

  1. 1Pick a template (Turbo, Deepstack, Bounty, Championship) for sensible defaults.
  2. 2Settings: buy-in, stack, level length, seats, ante, re-buys/add-ons, buy-in cutoff and bounty.
  3. 3Edit the blind & ante levels, add breaks, and set the prize split (e.g. 50/30/20).
  4. 4Publish — you get a QR code and a shareable registration link. (Uses 1 credit.)
Create tournament wizard — settings step

Prize split, bounty & buy-in cutoff

4

Fine-tune the money and the rules right in the Settings step.

  1. 1Prize split: choose a preset (Winner-takes-all, 50/30/20…) or set custom % per place — off-100% is auto-scaled.
  2. 2Bounty: turn on knockout prizes and set the amount (taken from the buy-in).
  3. 3Buy-in cutoff: toggle “Stop buy-ins after a certain level” to close registration/re-buys/add-ons late in the game.
Prize split and buy-in cutoff options

Registration & check-in

5

Players register from their phone; you check them in at the door.

  1. 1Share the link/QR — players enter name + phone and get a QR ticket.
  2. 2On the Check-in screen, scan their QR or tap their name.
  3. 3Add walk-ins on the spot, even without a phone number.
Check-in screen

Run the tournament

6

One screen to control the whole game — clock, seating and players.

  1. 1Press Start — everyone is auto-seated and the blind clock begins.
  2. 2Pause / Resume / Next blind control the clock (it survives page reloads).
  3. 3Tap any player to edit chips, move seat, add-on, or bust them.
  4. 4Busts record finishing position automatically; re-buy & undo are one tap.
  5. 5Hit End any time to finalise and publish results.
Live tournament control

Bounties (knockouts)

7

Put a prize on each player's head for every knockout.

  1. 1Enable bounty when creating the tournament and set the amount.
  2. 2When you bust a player, pick who knocked them out — they win the bounty.
  3. 3The Bounty hunters board tracks knockouts and winnings live.

TV mode

8

A big, dark, castable board for a screen in the room.

  1. 1Tap Open TV mode from the live screen — it opens a public fullscreen view.
  2. 2Shows the clock, blinds, prize pool and chip leaders, readable across a room.
  3. 3Cast it to any TV or open on a spare laptop/tablet.
TV mode spectator screen

Results

9

Auto-ranked standings and a shareable winner image.

  1. 1When the game ends, final places and payouts are calculated instantly.
  2. 2Each player's total reward (prize + bounty) and final chips are shown.
  3. 3Export the winner image for Facebook / IG / LINE.
Final results

Players, rankings & analytics

10

Every event feeds your club's community stats.

  1. 1Players directory ranks members by wins, with tournaments attended / ITM%.
  2. 2Rankings show the season podium and standings by wins.
  3. 3Analytics chart prize pools, field sizes and top winners.
Season rankings

Credits

11

Pay per tournament — no subscription.

  1. 1Each published tournament uses one credit.
  2. 2Buy credits in Settings: 1 for ฿39, 30 for ฿990, or 100 for ฿2,900.
  3. 3Pay securely via Stripe — card or PromptPay — credits are added automatically.
  4. 4Admins can also add credits manually from the Admin menu (PIN-protected).

Club settings

12

Manage your club details and buy tournament credits.

  1. 1Edit your club name, country and timezone in Settings; changes reflect across the app.
  2. 2Buy tournament credits by card or PromptPay — see your purchase history below the packages.
  3. 3Buy-ins are always tracked as records and settle at the table — PokerOS never processes player money.
Club settings

Good to know

13

Small touches that make running games nicer.

  1. 1Light / dark theme toggle in the top bar.
  2. 2A sound chime plays when the blinds go up (mute it on the clock).
  3. 3Install it like an app — “Add to Home Screen” on iPad/phone (PWA).
  4. 4A public Club page shows your club overview and season standings.

For your players

Share this part with people who play in your games. They don't need an organizer account — just a phone to join, follow the clock and keep their stats.

Join a game

P1

Get in from your phone in seconds — no app, no signup.

  1. 1Ask the organizer for the game code (like PKR-4827) or scan the table QR.
  2. 2Open the join page, enter the code, and register with your name and phone.
  3. 3You get a QR ticket — show it at the door and the organizer seats you.
Join a game by code

Follow the game & your stats

P2

Track the action and your own record from your phone.

  1. 1Log in to the player portal with your phone number and a PIN.
  2. 2See your seat, chip stack and the live blind clock while you play.
  3. 3Your profile keeps games played, wins, total winnings and knockouts.
Player portal with stats

Rankings & memories

P3

Every game you play builds your season story.

  1. 1Climb the club's season leaderboard as you cash and win.
  2. 2Relive past games in the photo timeline under Game memories.
  3. 3Your public profile shows your results across the whole season.
Game memories timeline

Ready? Create your first tournament →