The Colorado Pool Tournament Index

What it costs to play competitive pool in Colorado — computed from 122 live tournament listings at 50 pool halls and bars. Updated November 2026. Free to cite with a link to this page.

Weekly tournaments by night

Key findings

• The median entry fee for a Colorado pool tournament is $20, level with the U.S. median of $20 (from the 97 Colorado listings that publish a fee).
• Basalt is the cheapest place to play in Colorado (median $10); Englewood is the most expensive at $20.
• Saturday is Colorado's biggest pool night with 27 weekly tournaments, ahead of Sun (21), Fri (16).
• Aurora hosts the most tournaments in the state (22).
• 8-Ball is Colorado's game of choice, 44 events to Mix's 36.
• 8 of 122 listings (7%) post a Fargo cap — handicap-protected events for amateur players.
• Colorado venues add $1,622 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.

Most tournaments by city

Every pool tournament in Colorado → · The national Pool Tournament Index →

Methodology

Action Buddy aggregates public tournament listings and venue submissions across Colorado. Each recurring weekly series counts once. Fee statistics use the 97 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/co/).