Free poker tournament software — actually free, for real tournaments.
Every player at your table gets a Poker Hawk account free, forever — and the free Basic tier hosts single-table tournaments at no cost, with the real clock, TV display, and automatic payouts. Step up to a paid tier only when your game outgrows one table.
There's free, and then there's "free."
Search "free poker tournament software" and you mostly find two things: real free clocks that are basically a stopwatch with poker themes, and "free" trials of paid software that bury the actual product behind a watermark, a popup, or a 30-event countdown.
Poker Hawk takes a different approach. The free Basic tier is genuinely free, forever — your players don't pay anything to use the mobile app, see the clock, track their stats, or join your club, and you can HOST single-table tournaments at no cost with the real clock, TV display, sandbox mode, and automatic payouts. Multi-table events take a paid tier: Pro at $14.99/mo for up to 6 tables — about half that with Founder pricing during Early Access — or Elite for unlimited tables.
We don't do nag-ware. We don't watermark the TV display. We don't cap your event count and then ask for payment in the middle of a tournament. If you're going to charge people, charge them straightforwardly. Otherwise call your product free and mean it.
A specific list of what you get for $0.
No marketing fluff — here's exactly what the free tiers cover.
Basic — free forever
Mobile app, live clock view, seat + stack + payout, club RSVPs, personal stats — and free single-table hosting. Unlimited events.
TV display — free with any account
The big-screen tournament display runs free on Fire TV, Google TV, or any browser. No subscription needed for the room view.
Mobile player app — free download
iOS and Android. Free Basic covers everything most players need. Advanced stats come with the Pro tier.
Free single-table hosting
Run real one-table tournaments on Basic at no cost — full clock, structures, payouts, and sandbox mode included. Paid tiers add more tables and start with a free trial.
Founder pricing locks in for life
Subscribe during Early Access at Founder rates (~50% off) and those rates stay locked as long as you stay subscribed.
No data hostage situation
Cancel your Host subscription and your club + member data stays accessible. We don't hold your event history hostage.
Unlimited players in free tier
A 50-player home-game tournament costs the same as a 5-player one — nothing per player. Free tier scales with you.
Honest billing
Stripe-managed subscriptions. Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel from your account at any time. No phone calls, no retention queue.
What "free poker software" usually means in 2026.
Apples-to-apples — what real free poker software looks like vs. what marketing pages claim.
| Feature | Poker Hawk | Typical "free" timer Free downloads + paid upgrades |
|---|---|---|
| Free clock | ||
| No watermark on TV | ||
| No popup nags | ||
| Free mobile companion app | ||
| Free TV display | ||
| Auto payout calculation | ||
| Unlimited events on free tier | ||
| Club / league features | ||
| Honest paid tier when you outgrow free |
Free poker software questions
Real questions about what costs money, what doesn't, and what happens when the trial ends.
Is there a fully-free way to run a tournament with Poker Hawk?
What happens if my paid subscription lapses?
Why isn't multi-table hosting free too?
What's Founder pricing?
Can I downgrade or cancel?
Do you sell player data?
What about other "free" poker tournament software?
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Free forever for players and single-table hosts. No surprises.
Basic is free forever — including single-table hosting. Founder pricing during Early Access if your game outgrows one table.