A tournament clock built for live poker, not for spreadsheets.
Poker Hawk runs the levels, blinds, ante, break timer, payouts, and player count in real time — and mirrors it to every device in the room. No stopwatches. No printed sheets. No "wait, what level are we?"
Your clock is the heartbeat of the room.
The clock is the one thing every player at your tournament is looking at — directly or indirectly. When it glitches, when the level skips, when nobody knows whether the break is on, the whole room slows down. A real poker tournament clock fixes that.
Poker Hawk's clock is a true tournament clock — purpose-built around live poker workflows. Levels run from a saved blind structure, antes update automatically, breaks pause the clock without pausing the prize pool, and rebuys / add-ons / bounties are tracked alongside the timer. Hosts get a control surface, players get a phone view, and the TV stays in sync without any casting tricks.
It works the same in a home game with 8 friends as it does in a 200-player club series — because at its core, every tournament needs the same primitives: a level, a clock, a payout, a player count. We build for those primitives and let the rest scale.
Everything a live tournament clock needs.
Not a stopwatch with poker stickers on it. A real platform built around the way tournaments actually run.
Levels, blinds, antes
Customize the blind structure, define ante schedule, set break cadence. Levels advance automatically with audio + visual cues.
Saved blind structures
Build once, reuse forever. Save freezeout, turbo, deepstack, and Friday-night templates for one-click setup.
Automatic payouts
Payout schemes recalculate as entries change. Includes flat, ICM, PokerStars-style, and one-tap chops.
TV-ready display
Public-facing screen on Fire TV, Google TV, or any browser. Big readable blinds + countdown for the whole room.
Mobile companion
Every player gets the same clock data on their phone with their seat, stack, and payout. Floor staff get tools to move tables.
Rebuys, add-ons, bounties
Track every entry change live. Bounty payouts and knockouts flow into the prize pool without manual math.
Live stats
Average stack, players remaining, biggest stack, prize pool — all updating in real time across every device.
Reliable in the room
Local-first clock keeps running through Wi-Fi blips. Devices auto-resync when the network recovers.
Three minutes from sign-up to first level.
You don't need to "set up" Poker Hawk before your first event — you just start running.
- Step 01
Pick a structure
Choose one of the built-in blind structures (Standard, Turbo, Deepstack, Home Game) or build your own in the editor.
- Step 02
Set buy-in + payouts
Enter your buy-in, rebuy / add-on rules, and how many places you want to pay. Payouts calculate automatically.
- Step 03
Start the clock
Open the TV display, share the player app link with your players, and hit start. The room is in sync.
Why a built-for-poker clock beats a phone timer.
Phone stopwatches and generic countdown apps technically run a clock. They just don't run a tournament.
| Feature | Poker Hawk | Phone stopwatch Generic timer apps |
|---|---|---|
| Blind levels auto-advance | manual | |
| Tracks players remaining | ||
| Calculates payouts | ||
| TV display synced to host | ||
| Players see clock on their phones | ||
| Rebuys, add-ons, bounties | manual | |
| Saved structures for next time | ||
| Works without internet (degraded) |
Tournament clock questions
Quick answers about the clock, the structures, and how it runs in the room.
Is the Poker Hawk tournament clock free?
Can the clock keep running if my Wi-Fi drops?
How do I customize the blind structure?
Does the clock support antes, BBA, and bomb pots?
Can players see the clock on their phones?
What if I need to pause the clock for a chip count or chop discussion?
How does the clock handle rebuys and add-ons?
Can I export the event after it's done?
Related
Custom blind structures and ante schedules.
The Friday-night home game workflow.
Recurring leagues with leaderboards and stats.
What's actually free vs. what's paid.
See plans for hosts and clubs.
Where Poker Hawk runs.
Get started
Run your next tournament with a real clock.
Free trial, no setup wizard, no credit card form before you see it work. Spin up your first event in a few minutes and run it with desktop + TV + every player's phone in sync.