Poker Hawk vs Final Table for a home poker league
Poker Hawk is a tournament platform with native apps for the host's computer, players' phones and the TV, plus floor tools like ICM deals and table balancing. Final Table is a web app built around the recurring home game: email invites and RSVPs, season standings on the free plan, and a TV clock you pair from your phone. Here is how they compare, with a source for every claim about Poker Hawk.
Checked against Poker Hawk’s own website on October 3, 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom of the page.
What is Poker Hawk?
Poker Hawk is a live poker tournament platform for clubs and home games. One clock stays in sync across its desktop, mobile and TV apps, with payouts, leaderboards and a free app for players.[1]
Poker Hawk fits if
- You want native apps: Mac or Windows for the host, iPhone and Android for players, and a TV app for Fire TV or Google TV.
- You run multi-table events and want a check-in kiosk and screens that show different tables.
- You host one table at a time, don't need season standings, and want a free host plan with no player cap.
- You play for a currency other than US dollars.
Final Table fits if
- You run a recurring league and want season standings, scoring presets and head-to-head records on the free plan.
- Your players should RSVP from an email with one tap, without an account or an app.
- You'd rather nobody installs anything: the host, the players and the TV all use a browser.
- You want best N or drop-worst rules, championship spots and a seat draw on one plan, with no cap on tables.
Poker Hawk vs Final Table, feature by feature
| Feature | Poker Hawk | Final Table |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Native apps[2]Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Fire TV and Google TV | Any browserPhone, tablet or laptop. No app-store apps; nothing to install. |
| Tournament clock | Included[1]One synchronized clock across desktop, mobile and TV | IncludedLevels, breaks, color-ups, live prize pool |
| Clock on a TV | Included[3]TV app paired with a code, no login on the TV. Any browser works too. | IncludedPair any TV browser with a code. No login on the TV. Free. |
| TV apps | Fire TV, Google TV[4]Android TV too. Apple TV listed as coming soon. | Not includedUses the TV's web browser |
| Keeps going if the Wi-Fi drops | Included[5]The host clock keeps running and screens resync afterwards | PartlyThe countdown keeps running on every screen through a short drop, and a level that ends meanwhile changes on schedule once it's back. Pausing and rebuys wait for the connection |
| Clock on players' phones | Included[6]Free player app, or join with a code or link | IncludedLeague members follow the live clock in the browser, and their seat when seats are drawn (League plan) |
| Players without an account | Included[7]Walk-ups are kept in the club's player book | IncludedManagers add players by name. They can claim their profile later. |
| Leagues and seasons | Pro or Elite[8]Not on the free Basic plan | IncludedFree plan. Season and all-time standings. |
| Points formulas | Presets or custom[9]Built-ins such as PokerStars points, or write a custom formula | Presets or customLinear, square root, log, Dr. Neau, points pool or your own place table on every plan. Write your own formula from players, place, buy-in, rebuys, add-ons, knockouts and the prize pool (League plan, $9/mo). |
| Drop worst, minimum games, qualifiers | Pro or Elite[10]Seasons need Pro or Elite. Drop worst on either app; minimum events and a top-N cut on desktop | League plan$9/mo. Best N or drop worst N, minimum games, championship spots |
| RSVP and check-in | In the app[11]Members RSVP from their phone; self check-in on phones or a door kiosk | Email RSVPOne tap from the invite email, no login. Host checks players in. |
| Reminders | Included[12]Announcements and event-day reminders | IncludedAutomated email reminders, plus a calendar feed |
| Rebuys, add-ons and re-entries | Included[13] | IncludedRebuys and add-ons, counted into the prize pool. A rebuy re-enters a busted player. |
| Bounties | Included[14]Progressive knockout (PKO) bounties need Pro or Elite | IncludedKnockout bounties, tracked as their own pot, on every plan. Progressive knockouts (PKO) on the League plan, $9/mo. |
| Payouts and deals | Payouts + ICM deals[15]ICM, chip-count or even split. ICM needs Pro or Elite. | IncludedWorked out from the prize pool and rounded to the bills you carry ($1, $5, $10 or $20), with deals by ICM, chip count or even split. Every plan. |
| Seat draw and table balancing | Tables capped by plan[16]1 table on Basic, 6 on Pro, unlimited on Elite | League plan$9/mo. Any number of tables. Names the table to move from; the host picks the player. |
| Free plan | Single table[17]Basic: single-table tournaments, free forever | 18 players |
| Price | $14.99/mo[18]$7.99/mo with Founder pricing during Early Access | Free planPaid plans from $9/mo or $79/yr |
“Not listed” means we couldn’t find it on Poker Hawk’s website. It may exist; tell us and we’ll fix the page.
Pricing
Poker Hawk
- Basic
- Free[17]
- Hosts single-table tournaments, with the live clock on TVs and phones, sandbox mode and limited stats. One club. No leagues, ICM, PKO bounties, exports or club stats.
- Pro
- $14.99/mo[18]
- $7.99/mo with Founder pricing. Up to 6 tables per tournament; ICM, PKO bounties, leagues, exports and club stats. 14-day free trial.
- Elite
- $24.99/mo[20]
- $12.99/mo with Founder pricing. Unlimited tables per tournament and everything in Pro; staff roles are Elite only. 14-day free trial.
- Founder pricing
- About 50% off[21]
- For hosts who subscribe during Early Access, kept for as long as they stay subscribed. Poker Hawk says availability may change for new subscribers.
Final Table
- Free
- $0
- Everything a home game needs
- League
- $9/mo or $79/yr
- For growing leagues
- Club
- $19/mo or $179/yr
- For multi-league operators and poker clubs
Where Final Table is different
Season standings on the free plan[8]
Final Table's free plan keeps season and all-time standings with scoring presets, head-to-head records and badges. On Poker Hawk, running seasons needs a Pro or Elite plan.
Players RSVP from an email, no account or app[23]
Final Table emails each game invite. Players answer with one tap and get automatic reminders and a calendar feed without logging in. On Poker Hawk, club members RSVP, and each member has a Poker Hawk account.
Invites and results emails that carry the league
Each invite shows who's in, the standings and the recipient's own answer. After the game, each player gets their own results email with their night, their place in the standings and a one-tap RSVP for the next game.
One plan for season rules and seating, with no table cap[16]
Best N or drop-worst rules, championship spots and a seat draw with table balancing for any number of tables come together on the League plan ($9/mo). Poker Hawk caps tables per tournament by plan: 1 on Basic, 6 on Pro, unlimited on Elite.
Nothing to install anywhere[24]
The host, the players and the TV all use a web browser, so there's no app to download or keep updated, and the host can run the whole night from a phone. Poker Hawk's download page says its desktop app remains the primary control surface for full tournament setup, with mobile covering scheduling and companion use.
Where Poker Hawk is the better pick
Native apps on many platforms[2]
Poker Hawk has host apps for Mac and Windows, player apps for iPhone and Android, and TV apps for Fire TV and Google TV, plus browser views. Final Table is a web app only, with no app-store apps.
More of the clock works through a Wi-Fi drop[5]
Poker Hawk's host clock is local-first: it keeps running through Wi-Fi blips and resyncs the other screens when the network recovers. Final Table's countdown also keeps running through a short drop, and a level that ends meanwhile changes on schedule once the connection returns, but pausing and logging rebuys have to wait for it.
No player cap on the free plan[25]
Poker Hawk doesn't charge per player, and its free Basic plan hosts single-table games. Final Table's free plan allows 18 players in one league, though it does include season standings.
Tools for bigger, multi-table events[26]
On its paid plans Poker Hawk works out ICM deals and runs progressive knockout bounties. It can also run several screens showing the clock, the whole room or one table. Final Table has knockout bounties (progressive ones on its League plan) and ICM deals, but no multi-screen displays.
Many currencies[27]
Poker Hawk shows money in the tournament's own currency (22 supported). Final Table shows money in US dollars only.
Switching from Poker Hawk
- 1
Create a free Final Table account and set up your league. Put your buy-in, rebuy, add-on and bounty prices under House rules.
- 2
Enter your chip set and blind levels, or let the generator build the blinds from your chips. There is no import, so copy your Poker Hawk structure across once; it is reused every game.
- 3
Add your players. A name is enough; add an email and they get an invite to claim their profile, but nobody has to sign up or install anything to play.
- 4
Pick a scoring preset, enter your points per place, or write your custom formula into Final Table's formula editor (League plan). Past results don't carry over, so keep your Poker Hawk club as the record of earlier seasons and start the new season fresh.
- 5
Schedule the first game. Players RSVP from the email, and on the night you open the TV page in your TV's browser and pair it from your phone.
Questions, answered
For players, yes. Hosts can run single-table tournaments free on Basic. Pro is listed at $14.99/mo and Elite at $24.99/mo, or about half that with Founder pricing during Early Access, and leagues need Pro or Elite. Final Table's free plan includes season standings for one league of up to 18 players; paid plans start at $9/mo or $79/yr.
No. Final Table is a web app: it runs in the browser on a phone, tablet, laptop or TV, with nothing to install. Poker Hawk has native apps for Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Fire TV and Google TV, plus browser views such as a web display.
On Poker Hawk, players can join a tournament with a code or link, and walk-ups without an account are kept in the club's player book; club members, who RSVP, each have a Poker Hawk account. On Final Table, players RSVP from the email invite with one tap and managers can add players who have no account at all.
Poker Hawk's host clock keeps running through Wi-Fi blips and resyncs afterwards, though a connection is needed to keep the room's screens and players in sync. Final Table needs a connection to start a game; after that its countdown keeps running through a short drop and a level that ends meanwhile changes on schedule once the connection returns. Pausing or logging rebuys wait for it.
No. Final Table has no import. You add your players (a name is enough), set up your blinds and scoring once, and start a new season.
Poker Hawk has a TV app for Fire TV, Google TV and Android TV that pairs with a code, and a browser display for other screens. Final Table uses the TV's own web browser: open the TV page, pair it with a code from your phone, and nothing needs logging in on the TV.
Sources
- [1] “TOURNAMENT PLATFORM FOR CLUBS & HOME GAMES Run live poker tournaments without the chaos. One synchronized clock across desktop, mobile, and TV.” · www.pokerhawk.io/
- [2] “Free for players · Free single-table hosting · Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Fire TV, Google TV” · www.pokerhawk.io/tournament-director-alternative
- [3] “Pairing is a one-time, code-based handshake — no login on the TV.” · www.pokerhawk.io/learn/pair-a-tv-display
- [4] “Available now: Amazon Fire TV and Fire Stick device families Available now: Google TV and Android TV devices Coming soon: Apple TV” · www.pokerhawk.io/compatible-devices
- [5] “Local-first clock keeps running through Wi-Fi blips. Devices auto-resync when the network recovers.” · www.pokerhawk.io/tournament-clock
- [6] “No — players can join a tournament with a code or link. The app adds their own clock, seat, stats, and self-serve re-entry.” · www.pokerhawk.io/learn/top-questions
- [7] “Players come from your player book: one record for each person checked in to your club’s tournaments, including walk-ups with no account.” · www.pokerhawk.io/learn/members-and-players
- [8] “Running seasons takes the owner or a role with Club – Full Control, and your own plan must be Pro or Elite — a trial counts.” · www.pokerhawk.io/learn/run-a-season
- [9] “Start from a built-in (PokerStars points, flat ROI, percentage-of-field, ITM-only) and tweak the coefficients, or write a custom formula.” · www.pokerhawk.io/poker-club-management
- [10] “On either app: points by finishing place (linear, logarithmic or square root), attendance points for each event played, dropping each player’s worst results” · www.pokerhawk.io/learn/run-a-season
- [11] “Members RSVP from their phone. Hosts see headcount in advance and plan structure accordingly.” · www.pokerhawk.io/poker-club-management
- [12] “Push announcements to all members (next event, schedule change, points race standings). Auto event-day reminders too.” · www.pokerhawk.io/poker-club-management
- [13] “Turn on rebuys and/or re-entries and set the price” · www.pokerhawk.io/learn/set-up-rebuys-and-reentries
- [14] “ICM, PKO bounties, structure feedback, leagues, exports, and club stats analysis — Basic has none of these; Pro and Elite include all of them.” · www.pokerhawk.io/learn/plan-tiers-and-limits
- [15] “Choose ICM (fairest for uneven stacks), chip-count, or an even split.” · www.pokerhawk.io/learn/run-an-icm-chop
- [16] “Tables per tournament is the only capacity gate: 1 on Basic, 6 on Pro, unlimited on Elite.” · www.pokerhawk.io/learn/plan-tiers-and-limits
- [17] “Single-table tournaments, free forever Live clock with TV & mobile sync Sandbox mode and limited stats” · www.pokerhawk.io/pricing
- [18] “Growing games and leagues SILVER Regular price $14.99 / mo $7.99 / mo Founder” · www.pokerhawk.io/pricing
- [19] “Nobody pays to join your game, see the clock, or track their results.” · www.pokerhawk.io/pricing
- [20] “No limits, built for clubs GOLD Regular price $24.99 / mo $12.99 / mo Founder” · www.pokerhawk.io/pricing
- [21] “Hosts who subscribe during Early Access lock in ~50% off for life (while subscribed).” · www.pokerhawk.io/pricing
- [22] “BILLING Monthly Yearly SAVE 16%” · www.pokerhawk.io/
- [23] “Members get a real account. They RSVP to upcoming events, see standings, get reminders, and check their lifetime stats.” · www.pokerhawk.io/poker-club-management
- [24] “Mobile supports schedule and companion workflows. Desktop remains the primary control surface for full tournament setup and operations.” · www.pokerhawk.io/download
- [25] “A 50-player home-game tournament costs the same as a 5-player one. Nothing per player.” · www.pokerhawk.io/free-poker-tournament-software
- [26] “Run several screens at once and control what each one shows — the HUD, the full room, or one table.” · www.pokerhawk.io/learn/manage-multiple-displays
- [27] “Prize pools, buy-ins, payouts and blinds display in your tournament currency — 22 currencies supported.” · www.pokerhawk.io/updates
Checked on October 3, 2026. Poker Hawk is a trademark of its owner. Final Table isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Poker Hawk.
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