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Free tools and guides for running a better poker night
Make the practical decisions that keep an in-person game moving: what to prepare, how to invite players, how to structure a tournament, and what to watch on game day.
Plan the night
Practical assets you can use before the first invitation goes out.
Texas Hold'em strategy + simulator
Learn high-impact table habits, then choose any hand to estimate win chance, pot odds, and a clear fold-or-keep recommendation.
Poker-night checklist
Work through players, space, supplies, food, communication, cash-game choices, and tournament-specific setup.
Invitation and reminder templates
Start from clear copy for first invitations, reminders, date changes, waitlists, and last-call messages.
Build and run the tournament
Plan the blind schedule, prepare the house rules, and keep day-of tournament decisions clear.
Blind-structure generator
Create a suggested schedule from your field size, stack, available time, and chip denominations, including breaks and color-up notes.
Home tournament director guide
Prepare the rules, keep action and the blind clock clear, make calm rulings, and finish payouts cleanly.
Built for in-person organizers
No email gate
Read every guide and use every public planning tool without submitting an email address.
Clear assumptions
Suggestions explain their inputs and tradeoffs instead of claiming one perfect setup for every game.
No wagering or custody
BluffBuddy organizes in-person events. It does not provide online poker gameplay, wagering, or custody of funds.
Keep the whole poker night in one organizer workflow
Move from planning into invitations, RSVPs, tournament structure, live clock, and room display.