Poker
Tournament payout calculator
Divide a poker tournament, league or competition prize pool into payouts using percentages you choose. The tournament payout calculator checks that shares total 100% and allocates every cent.
Your result
$1,000.00
Prize pool fully allocated
- First place
- $500.00
- Second place
- $300.00
- Third place
- $200.00
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Illustrative inputs. Results depend on the assumptions shown.
Use a stated payout structure
A $1,000 pool split 50%, 30% and 20% pays $500, $300 and $200. These percentages are an example, not a universal poker or league standard.
Keep the total equal to the pool
Currency rounding must not create or lose money. Allocate whole cents, then distribute remaining cents to the largest fractional remainders, with earlier finishing place breaking a tie.
Prize distribution differs from chip equity
A payout structure divides an existing pool among finishing places. It does not estimate a player’s chance of finishing in a place and is not an independent chip model calculation. Enter the distributable pool after any separately determined fees.
Poker tournament payout structures and percentages
There is no universal poker tournament payout structure. The number of paid places, entry fees, guarantees and published payout policy vary. Enter the actual distributable prize pool and the chosen percentages; do not use the example as an official structure.
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| Structure | Percentages | Payouts |
|---|---|---|
| 1st, 2nd, 3rd | 50 / 30 / 20 | $500 / $300 / $200 |
| Top 8 example | 30 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 4 | $300 / $200 / $150 / $100 / $80 / $70 / $60 / $40 |
Prize payout formulas for a spreadsheet
In Excel or Google Sheets, a basic place payout is pool × place percentage / 100. For a $1000 pool in A1 and 50 in B2, = $A$1 * B2 / 100 gives $500. Check that the percentages sum to 100 before rounding.
Round payouts to cents and reconcile any leftover cents with a stated rule. The calculator uses the largest fractional remainders. To value a chip stack rather than prescribe finishing-place prizes, use the separate poker ICM calculator.