Why PokClock
The only modern tournament tool with built-in mobile companion, fully offline.
The poker tournament management market is dominated by English-language solutions born around 2003 that haven't kept up. PokClock is built in 2026 for today's reality: premium UI, integrated mobile, exact PKO 50/50 calc, direct developer support.
The positioning, in 30 seconds
PokClock targets poker clubs, associations and recurring tournament organizers across the French-speaking European market. A segment where The Tournament Director (US) is English-only, dated and ships no mobile companion, and where TournamentControl (DE) is essentially German-speaking. This market gap justifies the project: a modern tool, in native French, ready in 5 minutes, with no subscription.
Four profiles, the right pack for every need
Four types of organizers, four different realities. Here's how PokClock answers each.
Friends' homegame
8 to 20 players · monthly
A YouTube timer + a notebook. The tournament stalls at every break because something is missing. You spend more time counting than playing.
Structure ready in 2 clicks, automatic voice announcements, payouts auto-calculated. You cast the Clock Display on the TV, your friends think you run a casino. €29, paid once.
Poker club / association
30 to 80 players · 2-4 tournaments per month
Excel for registrations, The Tournament Director (English, dated), and a Bluetooth speaker for announcements. It works, but it's tedious.
Built-in player directory with license fields, saved tournament templates, automatic table balancing, PDF/Excel exports for the board. About 2 hours saved per night, everything in native French, with direct support from the developer. Club plan €99.
Pro room / casino
100 to 300 players · 1-3 tournaments per week
TD English, no longer updated for years, or an overpriced pro suite. No mobile companion for your players, no PWA for your dealers, hacks everywhere.
Simultaneous multi-tournaments, dealer PWA on tablets, cross-table hand-for-hand sync, accounting exports. Priority FR & EN support, volume pricing on request. Casino plan €199.
Twitch / live streamer
Online broadcast · audience scrutinizes quality
OBS + a custom-coded timer. The overlay lags, blinds don't update, viewers notice. You want a clean broadcast that doesn't look amateur.
Detachable fullscreen Clock Display, visual grid editor for pixel-perfect customization, background image, premium synthetic voice. An overlay that holds up on stream.
Differentiators
Nine real strengths vs the competition
No fluff marketing. Here are nine points where PokClock does something The Tournament Director (the direct competitor) doesn't do, or does poorly.
Native French localization
French poker terminology (Mise, Tapis, Recave, Snowball), FFP license field, FR invoicing. No international competitor has it: insurmountable barrier for TD.
Built-in mobile PWA + dealer tablet
Built-in mobile web server with real-time sync and QR code connection. TD and TournamentControl have no standard equivalent: you have to hack around with paid third-party extensions.
Space KO : unique gamification
4-rarity surprise gift system with full-screen animated reveal. No competitor has it. A unique asset for clubs that want to spice up their nights.
Visual Clock Display editor (6×4 grid)
Spreadsheet-like grid with 28 cell types, drag-merge, Word-like per-cell styling, background image. TD uses 2010-era text templating with variables, much less accessible.
Built-in Windows TTS
Voice announcements without configuring third-party engines, native Windows male/female voice per culture, 16 sonifiable events. TD and TournamentControl ship WAV files only.
2026 look & feel
Metallic gold palette, glow, MaterialDesign, animations. TD has a late-2000s look: immediate visual argument on screenshot.
50/50 exact PKO
50/50 calc with reproducible rounding (`MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero`), bounty visible on seats. TD requires manually entering a formula.
Detailed balancing plan dialog
Shows « Pierre : Table 5 seat 3 → Table 2 seat 7 », not just « 3 players moved ». TD shows a numeric summary only.
Windows registry anti-rollback
Detects if system clock was set back to artificially extend a trial. TD has weaker anti-piracy.