The Texas Pool Tournament Index
What it costs to play competitive pool in Texas — computed from 236 live tournament listings at 143 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 Texas pool tournament is $20, level with the U.S. median of $20 (from the 130 Texas listings that publish a fee).
- Conroe is the cheapest place to play in Texas (median $10); Arlington is the most expensive at $21.
- Saturday is Texas's biggest pool night with 42 weekly tournaments, ahead of Fri (35), Sun (35).
- San Antonio hosts the most tournaments in the state (13).
- 8-Ball is Texas's game of choice, 82 events to Mix's 70.
- 6 of 236 listings (3%) post a Fargo cap — handicap-protected events for amateur players.
- Texas venues add $4,165 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Conroe | $10 | 5 |
| Houston | $12 | 5 |
| Fort Worth | $15 | 7 |
| Austin | $20 | 10 |
| Round Rock | $20 | 12 |
| Arlington | $21 | 5 |
Most tournaments by city
| City | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| San Antonio | 13 |
| Arlington | 12 |
| Round Rock | 12 |
| Austin | 11 |
| Dallas | 9 |
| Terrell | 9 |
| Fort Worth | 8 |
| Cumby | 7 |
| Conroe | 6 |
| Houston | 6 |
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Methodology
Action Buddy aggregates public tournament listings and venue submissions across Texas. Each recurring weekly series counts once. Fee statistics use the 130 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/tx/).
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