The Florida Pool Tournament Index
What it costs to play competitive pool in Florida — computed from 175 live tournament listings at 107 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 Florida pool tournament is $15, below the U.S. median of $20 (from the 105 Florida listings that publish a fee).
- Ocala is the cheapest place to play in Florida (median $5); Cape Coral is the most expensive at $20.
- Saturday is Florida's biggest pool night with 44 weekly tournaments, ahead of Sun (33), Fri (24).
- Pensacola hosts the most tournaments in the state (7).
- 8-Ball is Florida's game of choice, 61 events to 9-Ball's 57.
- 5 of 175 listings (3%) post a Fargo cap — handicap-protected events for amateur players.
- Florida venues add $675 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ocala | $5 | 6 |
| Tampa | $10 | 5 |
| Winter Haven | $10 | 5 |
| Winter Park | $15 | 5 |
| Cape Coral | $20 | 6 |
Most tournaments by city
| City | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| Pensacola | 7 |
| Cape Coral | 6 |
| Davie | 6 |
| Miami | 6 |
| Ocala | 6 |
| Tampa | 6 |
| Winter Haven | 6 |
| Daytona Beach | 5 |
| Lauderhill | 5 |
| Orlando | 5 |
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Methodology
Action Buddy aggregates public tournament listings and venue submissions across Florida. Each recurring weekly series counts once. Fee statistics use the 105 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/fl/).
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