The Wisconsin Pool Tournament Index
What it costs to play competitive pool in Wisconsin — computed from 109 live tournament listings at 59 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 Wisconsin pool tournament is $20, level with the U.S. median of $20 (from the 43 Wisconsin listings that publish a fee).
- Lake Geneva is the cheapest place to play in Wisconsin (median $10); Burlington is the most expensive at $25.
- Friday is Wisconsin's biggest pool night with 23 weekly tournaments, ahead of Sun (13), Sat (12).
- Lake Geneva hosts the most tournaments in the state (12).
- 8-Ball is Wisconsin's game of choice, 46 events to Mix's 19.
- 5 of 109 listings (5%) post a Fargo cap — handicap-protected events for amateur players.
- Wisconsin venues add $2,038 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Geneva | $10 | 12 |
| Burlington | $25 | 7 |
Most tournaments by city
| City | Tournaments |
|---|---|
| Lake Geneva | 12 |
| Mosinee | 8 |
| Appleton | 7 |
| Burlington | 7 |
| Oshkosh | 6 |
| West Allis | 6 |
| Portage | 5 |
| Greenfield | 4 |
| Rice Lake | 4 |
| Watertown | 4 |
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Methodology
Action Buddy aggregates public tournament listings and venue submissions across Wisconsin. Each recurring weekly series counts once. Fee statistics use the 43 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/wi/).
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