Poker Hawk Academy
Guided path
Run a Bar or Charity Tournament
For a bigger, public event — house fees and rake, a top-heavy prize pool, and TVs around the room.
9 lessons
- 1Create a tournamentName it, set the date and capacity, and choose your registration rules.
- 2Understanding tournament rakePercentage vs. flat fees, and how they affect the prize pool.
- 3Buy-ins, fees & the prize poolSet what players pay, add an optional house fee, and watch the live prize pool update.
- 4Set the late-registration windowLet stragglers enter after the start — and decide exactly when it closes.
- 5Payout formulas — standard, top-heavy, flat, and customWhat each preset does to your prize distribution, plus a quick ICM primer.
- 6Set the payoutsChoose how the prize pool splits — a preset shape or custom per-place amounts.
- 7Pair a Fire TV or Android TV displayPut the HUD on the big screen with the Poker Hawk TV app and a short pairing code.
- 8Manage multiple displaysRun several screens at once and control what each one shows — the HUD, the full room, or one table.
- 9Run the tournament clockStart the clock, let blinds advance automatically, and pause or adjust as needed.
Follow this path inside the app, with your own tournament.
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