How are prizes calculated?
Add up the entry fees, take out the platform fee, and what is left is the prize pool. A 1v1 winner takes all of it. In Group, the top three share it 60, 30 and 10 percent.
The formula
Prize pool = all entry fees minus the platform fee
| Format | How the pool is paid |
|---|---|
| 1v1 | Winner gets 100% |
| Group | 1st 60%, 2nd 30%, 3rd 10% |
Two examples
1v1, $10 entry
- Entry fees: 2 x $10 = $20.00
- Platform fee (15%): $3.00
- Prize to the winner: $17.00
Group, four players, $10 entry
- Entry fees: 4 x $10 = $40.00
- Platform fee (17.5%): $7.00
- Prize pool: $33.00
- 1st: $19.80, 2nd: $9.90, 3rd: $3.30
The fewer players who join a Group tournament, the smaller the pool, but the percentages stay the same. The entry screen shows the prize pool and how it is split before you join.
Getting paid
Cash prizes go straight into your balance as withdrawable cash, even if you paid part of the entry with bonus cash. Acorn tournaments pay acorns with the same 60, 30 and 10 split.
See sections 5.5 and 5.6 of our Terms of Service and section 8 of our Fairness of Play disclosures.
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