The Iowa Pool Tournament Index
What it costs to play competitive pool in Iowa — computed from 32 live tournament listings at 14 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 Iowa pool tournament is $11, below the U.S. median of $20 (from the 24 Iowa listings that publish a fee).
- Centerville is the cheapest place to play in Iowa (median $10); Clive is the most expensive at $17.5.
- Sunday is Iowa's biggest pool night with 5 weekly tournaments, ahead of Sat (4), Wed (4).
- Clive hosts the most tournaments in the state (8).
- 8-Ball is Iowa's game of choice, 13 events to 9-Ball's 11.
- Iowa venues add $550 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Centerville | $10 | 6 |
| Clive | $17.5 | 8 |
Most tournaments by city
| City | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| Clive | 8 |
| Centerville | 7 |
| Merrill | 4 |
| Chariton | 3 |
| Marshalltown | 3 |
| Cedar Rapids | 2 |
| Ottumwa | 2 |
| Clinton | 1 |
| Melbourne | 1 |
| Riverside | 1 |
Every pool tournament in Iowa → · The national Pool Tournament Index →
Methodology
Action Buddy aggregates public tournament listings and venue submissions across Iowa. Each recurring weekly series counts once. Fee statistics use the 24 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/ia/).
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