The Arkansas Pool Tournament Index
What it costs to play competitive pool in Arkansas — computed from 33 live tournament listings at 17 pool halls and bars. Updated September 2026. Free to cite with a link to this page.
Weekly tournaments by night
Key findings
- The median entry fee for a Arkansas pool tournament is $20, level with the U.S. median of $20 (from the 28 Arkansas listings that publish a fee).
- Saturday is Arkansas's biggest pool night with 7 weekly tournaments, ahead of Fri (4), Sun (3).
- North Little Rock hosts the most tournaments in the state (6).
- 8-Ball is Arkansas's game of choice, 17 events to 9-Ball's 7.
- Arkansas venues add $200 per week of guaranteed added money across the weekly tournaments that publish it.
Median entry fee by city
Cities with at least 5 fee-listing tournaments, cheapest first.
| City | Median entry | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Cabot | $20 | 5 |
Most tournaments by city
| City | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| North Little Rock | 6 |
| Cabot | 5 |
| Morrilton | 4 |
| Beebe | 3 |
| Fayetteville | 3 |
| Russellville | 3 |
| Conway | 2 |
| Fort Smith | 2 |
| Texarkana | 2 |
| Hot Springs | 1 |
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Methodology
Action Buddy aggregates public tournament listings and venue submissions across Arkansas. Each recurring weekly series counts once. Fee statistics use the 28 events that publish an entry fee. Figures regenerate automatically as the dataset refreshes; media are welcome to cite this page (attribution: Action Buddy, https://actionbuddy.app/pool-tournament-index/ar/).
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