Home Poker Game Tools
A blind clock, chip split, payout calculator and settle-up sheet for poker night. Free, and nothing to install.
Four tools for whoever ends up hosting. Put the clock on a laptop or cast it to the television, hand out chips from the split, and let the settle-up sheet end the argument about who owes what. Clock · Chips · Payouts · Settle up
Tournament blind clock
Tell it how many players, the starting stack and how long you want the night to run. It builds the blind levels and counts them down, with a beep at each change. Your settings are kept in the link, so you can send the same clock to everyone at the table.
See the whole blind schedule
Keep the screen awake while the clock runs. Phones that lock will pause it.
Chip split
How to hand out a standard four-colour set so everyone starts with the same stack and enough small chips to post blinds.
Payout calculator
Agree the payouts before the first hand is dealt. It is a much shorter conversation then.
Cash game settle-up
For cash games, where people buy in for different amounts and rebuy through the night. Enter what each player put in and what they cashed out, and it works out a short list of payments that squares everyone.
| Player | Bought in $ | Cashed out $ | Result |
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Hosting notes
- One bank, one banker. A single person sells chips and writes every buy-in down as it happens. Most end-of-night disputes are rebuys nobody recorded.
- Two decks. Different back colours, one being shuffled while the other is dealt. It nearly doubles the hands you get through.
- Set the end time first. "Last hand at midnight" is easy to agree at seven and hard to agree at half past eleven.
- Nobody takes a cut. Splitting the pizza bill is fine. Raking the pots is what turns a friendly game into something the law cares about.
- Print the rankings. New players relax when they can check what beats what. The strategy cards have a printable sheet, and the rules are on the Texas Hold'em page.
Stuck on who was ahead in a big hand? The odds calculator will settle that too.
Questions
How many chips do I need for a home poker game?
Around 25 chips a player is enough for a tournament, plus spares for rebuys and colouring up. A 300-chip set covers eight to ten players comfortably.
How long should blind levels be?
15 minutes suits most home tournaments. Use 10 if you want to finish in two hours and 20 if the table wants more play.
How many places should a home tournament pay?
A common rule is to pay about one place for every three or four players: two places for up to eight players, three for nine or ten.
Is a home poker game legal in Canada?
Private games among friends are generally allowed when the host takes no cut of the pots and charges no fee to play. The rules come from the Criminal Code and provincial law, so check locally if you are unsure. This is general information, not legal advice, so check locally before you rely on it.
Do these tools save my game?
No. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is stored or sent anywhere. If you reload the page, the clock resets.