The Washington Pool Tournament Index
What it costs to play competitive pool in Washington — computed from 62 live tournament listings at 36 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 Washington pool tournament is $12, below the U.S. median of $20 (from the 30 Washington listings that publish a fee).
- Saturday is Washington's biggest pool night with 19 weekly tournaments, ahead of Wed (9), Tue (8).
- Fife hosts the most tournaments in the state (6).
- 9-Ball is Washington's game of choice, 20 events to Mix's 18.
- 1 of 62 listings (2%) post a Fargo cap — handicap-protected events for amateur players.
- Washington venues add $725 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yakima | $12 | 5 |
Most tournaments by city
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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/).
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