A points race the desk can run on one sheet of paper.

Eight Summer Showdown events, scored from two numbers the desk already writes down: where a player finished, and how many entries there were. It runs alongside the room's existing Poker Atlas points and replaces nothing.

Series runs Aug 17 to Aug 30, 2026 · Working prototype, everything below is live

8

Events

$150-$1,100

Buy-in range

Top 10%

Places paid and scored

2

Numbers per casher

The rule

entries^0.50: Bigger fields are worth more, but not double for double. A 200-player field is worth about 1.41 times a 100-player one.
place^0.75: Winning matters most, but a deep run still counts. First is worth about 1.7 times second.

Rounded to whole points, scored exactly as deep as you pay: the top 10% of entries, rounded up. Cashed means scored.

Choose a version

Version A

Every event counts the same

A $150 event and a $440 event award identical points for the same finish in the same size field. Best when you want the board open to the whole room.

Version B

Bigger buy-ins are worth more

The same formula, multiplied by one number set per event. Best when you want the marquee events to carry the race.

Version B: the multipliers

Buy-in	Events	Multiplier

Why the Main Event is only 2x. It already earns a multiplier through its field: with every Day 1 flight combined it is by far the largest of the series. Pushing it to 3x would make the Main worth more than the other seven events put together.

The chart

What each finish pays, by field size.


Place	60	80	100	120	150

Enter results

Type the entry count; the page works out how many places pay and gives you that many rows. The first three events hold made-up sample results so there is something to look at. Events 2 and 5 are missing on purpose: the Seniors and Ladies events are restricted entry, so not every player has the same chance to earn points and they are not scored. The room's own event numbers are kept.

Standings

#	Player	Events	Points	Under Version B

Our recommendation

Version A, for this series. A flat race is easier to post, easier to explain at the desk, and impossible to argue with. Flip the switch above and read the line under Standings: it counts how many players the change actually moves. Version B earns its keep over a full season, where a $1,100 Main sitting alongside $150 nightlies makes flat scoring genuinely unfair.

Adjust the settings ▾

Base / scale10

A win in a 100-player field pays 100. Changes the size of the numbers, not the order.

Floors at 10; below that rounding starts changing who wins.

Place decay0.75

1st is worth 5.6 times 10th.

At 0 every paid place ties; past 1.5 the bottom rounds to nothing.

Field weight0.50

A 200-player field pays 1.41 times a 100-player one.

0 ignores field size. Above 1.0 is superlinear.

Scoring depth10%

At 100 entries that is 10 places.

Keep it equal to what you pay.

Situations that will come up ▾

A chop. Add the points for the places involved and split them evenly, rounded.
Re-entries. Count total entries, not unique players, matching the payout depth.
Tag Team, Event 7. Both partners take the team's full points.
The Main Event. Score the Day 2 finish, with the combined entry count across all six Day 1 flights as the field size.
Back-filling. Concluded events can be added later; the only inputs are finishing order and entry count.