A poker blind timer that does more than count down.
Build the blind structure once, save it, reuse it forever. Poker Hawk's blind timer handles levels, antes, breaks, audio cues, and the rest of the tournament alongside the clock — all in sync across desktop, mobile, and TV.
The structure is the strategy.
Players don't talk about "the timer" — they talk about the structure. How long are the levels? How fast do the blinds escalate? When does the ante kick in? When's the break? Get the structure right and the tournament breathes naturally. Get it wrong and you're either rushing the final table or watching the field stall out at level 4.
Poker Hawk lets you build the structure visually: drag levels, edit blinds and antes per row, schedule breaks where they make sense for your room. Save the structure as a template and reuse it across events. Edit a saved template and Poker Hawk asks if you want to save the change as a new variant or update the original.
The same blind timer that powers a 200-player club tournament powers a 6-handed Friday night home game — same templates, same controls, same workflows. You learn it once and it scales with your events.
Built around real tournament workflows.
Everything you need to set, save, and run blind structures — without spreadsheet math.
Drag-edit blind structures
Add, remove, or reorder levels. Edit blinds, antes, and level duration per row. Save as a reusable template.
Built-in templates
Standard, Turbo, Hyper-Turbo, Deepstack, Home Game, and League starter structures. Clone and customize any of them.
Smart break scheduling
Schedule breaks by level number or by elapsed time. Auto-resume after a break or wait for the host to confirm.
Ante schedule control
Per-player or big-blind ante. Define when antes start and how they escalate alongside the blinds.
Audio + visual cues
Level-end warning, new-level chime, break start/end. Subtle on the TV, prominent on the host control surface.
One-tap level adjust
Need to add 5 minutes to the current level? Skip ahead? Roll back? The host has live controls without breaking the timer.
Synced everywhere
TV, host laptop, and every player phone show the same time-left and current level — no manual refresh.
Structure export
Print a structure sheet for the rail or share a link with players before the event so they know what they're walking into.
Save a custom blind structure in five minutes.
Once it's saved, every future event uses it with one click.
- Step 01
Start from a template
Clone Standard, Turbo, or Deepstack — whichever is closest to what you want. Editing from a starting point is faster than building from scratch.
- Step 02
Adjust levels and antes
Edit blind amounts, level durations, and ante schedule. Insert or remove levels as needed. Drop in breaks where the room needs them.
- Step 03
Save + reuse
Name your template (e.g. "Friday Night $30") and it's available the next time you start an event — and the time after that.
Blind timer questions
Common questions about structures, antes, and customization.
Can I import a blind structure from another timer app?
How many saved structures can I have?
Can I edit a structure mid-event?
Does the timer support big-blind ante?
Can I disable the audio cues?
Can players see the structure ahead of time?
What happens if I pause the timer for a chop?
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Get started
Run your blind timer with a real platform behind it.
Build the structure once, save it, and every future event launches in one click — with the clock, the TV display, and your players' phones all in sync.