Tournament Mode

Any table can become a tournament: the players agree on the rules, everybody pays the same buy-in, the blinds go up over time and the winner takes the prize pool. When it is over the table returns to its normal blinds.

Tournament table with the clock badge, the level and the next blinds — The tournament table: level, blinds and the next level on the felt, the clock badge on the left, the prize pool and the players left.

1. Starting a tournament

Click 🏆 Tournament, fill in the rules and press Open the vote. The rules of the first vote become the tournament rules and stay visible in the Tournament info card while it runs.

Field	What it means
Start chips = buy-in	How many chips everybody starts with, and what each player pays from his account.
Minutes per blind level	How long a blind level lasts before the blinds go up.
Blinds (small / big)	The blinds of the first level, picked from a list (10/20, 15/30, 25/50 …). The whole ladder follows from this pair.
Payouts	Everything to the winner, by percentage (e.g. `50/30/20`) or fixed amounts (e.g. `500/300/200`).
Late registration	How long new players may still buy in — counted in blind levels or in minutes.
Rebuys	How many rebuys each player may take (No rebuys hides the window completely), and until when — in blind levels or in minutes.
Break schedule	No break, a break every N minutes of play, or a break at a fixed minute of every hour (e.g. `:55`), plus how long it lasts.

2. The vote

Every seated player votes; the bots do not vote, they just play.
A player who does not have enough chips for the buy-in cannot vote to start.
When enough players voted, a short countdown starts (30 seconds by default) and the tournament begins as soon as the hand in progress is finished.
At the start the buy-in is taken and every player receives his starting stack.

3. Blind levels

The blinds follow the classic tournament ladder, always relative to the first big blind:

1x, 1.5x, 2.5x, 5x, 7.5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 30x, 50x, 75x, 100x …

Starting at 10/20 the levels are 10/20 → 15/30 → 25/50 → 50/100 → 75/150 → 100/200 → 150/300 …. A hand that is already running keeps its blinds; the new level applies from the next hand.

4. Breaks

Every N minutes of play — the clock counts playing time only, so a break never shortens a level.
At :MM of every hour — e.g. :55, on the real clock, like a live casino.
A break always starts between two hands. If a hand runs into the break time, the break is shorter: a :55 break reached at :57 lasts 3 minutes, not 5.
During the break the table is cleared and a countdown is shown in the middle of the felt; the blind clock is paused.

5. Late registration

While the late-registration window is open, a player who is not seated sees the 🪑 Join late reg button in the top bar.
Joining costs the same buy-in and gives the same starting stack; the player is dealt in on the next hand.
When only two players are left the table is shown heads-up — one at the bottom, one at the top — and the free chairs stay hidden. As soon as a third player joins, the normal table comes back.
When the window closes the button turns grey and says Late reg closed.

6. Rebuys

If a player loses all his chips and still has enough chips in his account, he is offered a rebuy for 30 seconds.
If he does not answer, he is out — the table waits for him meanwhile.
A player who declines can still re-enter while late registration is open; the rebuys he already used are kept and shown next to his name and in the Game info list.

7. Payouts

Mode	Detail
Winner takes all	The whole prize pool goes to 1st place.
By percentage	For example `50/30/20`: half to the winner, 30% to 2nd, 20% to 3rd.
Fixed amounts	For example `500/300/200`, as long as the pool covers them.

The prize pool is all the chips in play, so it never changes during a hand. Any rounding leftover goes to the winner, so the paid amounts always add up exactly to the pool.

8. Sitting out and disconnects

If a player does not answer three turns in a row he is put in sit out: his hands are folded automatically.
In a tournament a sit-out seat is never removed: the player keeps paying his blinds and stays in the tournament until he loses all his chips.
He can come back at any time — pressing I'm back or playing a hand clears the sit-out.

9. How the rules are applied

Situation	What happens
The big blind cannot pay the full big blind (all-in for less)	The other players still call the full big blind; the extra chips go to a side pot and come back to them when nobody can win them.
All the opponents are all-in and you have already matched the bet	There is nothing to decide: your hand is checked and the remaining cards are dealt.
All the opponents are all-in and you still have chips	You can only call or fold — raising has no point, so the Raise button is not shown.
An all-in raise smaller than a full raise	It does not re-open the betting for the players who already acted.
Split pot with an odd chip	The extra chip goes to the winner closest to the left of the button.
Heads-up	The dealer posts the small blind and acts first before the flop; the big blind acts first from the flop on.

10. What you see on the table

Where	What it shows
On the felt	🏆 TOURNAMENT with the current level, the blinds, the next level and the hand number
Top-left badge	Level, time left in the level, players left, prize pool
Middle of the felt	A big countdown during the break
🏆 Tournament info	The rules of the tournament and how long it has been running (playing time and the hour it started)
Game info tab	The clock, the rebuys of each player, the players eliminated with their places and the payouts
When you are eliminated	A card with your place (2nd of 5 players), your prize if you have one, and the rebuys you used

Tip: you can play a tournament with bots — they vote nothing but they play the whole tournament, so a table with one human is enough to try the mode.