The Missouri Pool Tournament Index
What it costs to play competitive pool in Missouri — computed from 60 live tournament listings at 31 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 Missouri pool tournament is $20, level with the U.S. median of $20 (from the 37 Missouri listings that publish a fee).
- Saint Joseph is the cheapest place to play in Missouri (median $5); Branson is the most expensive at $20.
- Friday is Missouri's biggest pool night with 17 weekly tournaments, ahead of Sat (12), Sun (7).
- Saint Joseph hosts the most tournaments in the state (6).
- 8-Ball is Missouri's game of choice, 24 events to Mix's 16.
- 2 of 60 listings (3%) post a Fargo cap — handicap-protected events for amateur players.
- Missouri venues add $150 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph | $5 | 6 |
| Branson | $20 | 5 |
Most tournaments by city
| City | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| Saint Joseph | 6 |
| Branson | 5 |
| Centralia | 4 |
| Barnhart | 3 |
| Forsyth | 3 |
| Jefferson City | 3 |
| Lake St Louis | 3 |
| Springfield | 3 |
| West Plains | 3 |
| Blue Springs | 2 |
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Methodology
Action Buddy aggregates public tournament listings and venue submissions across Missouri. Each recurring weekly series counts once. Fee statistics use the 37 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/mo/).
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