The Washington Pool Tournament Index

What it costs to play competitive pool in Washington — computed from 55 live tournament listings at 32 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 Washington pool tournament is $12.5, below the U.S. median of $20 (from the 30 Washington listings that publish a fee).
• Yakima is the cheapest place to play in Washington (median $12); Lakewood is the most expensive at $30.
• Saturday is Washington's biggest pool night with 15 weekly tournaments, ahead of Fri (8), Wed (7).
• Fife hosts the most tournaments in the state (6).
• 9-Ball is Washington's game of choice, 20 events to 8-Ball's 14.
• 1 of 55 listings (2%) post a Fargo cap — handicap-protected events for amateur players.
• Washington venues add $785 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 Washington → · The national Pool Tournament Index →

Methodology

Action Buddy aggregates public tournament listings and venue submissions across Washington. Each recurring weekly series counts once. Fee statistics use the 30 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/wa/).