Timer screen

The timer screen is where you spend most of your time while running a tournament. It shows the current blind level, countdown clock, and upcoming levels at a glance.

Timer layout

The default layout centers a timer panel, with panels for payouts, knockouts, and the high hand beside it. The timer panel shows:

• Tournament title at the top
• Level name — a break shows “Break”; a blind level shows the title you gave it in the blind structure. Untitled blind levels show no name until you add the Level number content (“Level 3 of 12”).
• Blind values — small blind, big blind, and ante (if applicable)
• Countdown clock — large, easy-to-read timer for the current level
• Next level preview — what’s coming after this level, and how long until the next break
• Misc info — player count, average stack, and big blinds in play

Every panel can be rearranged, removed, or replaced — see Timer display.

Here’s the timer screen before the tournament starts, showing the pregame countdown with chip set:

When the timer is running, the play button changes to a pause button and the countdown ticks down:

Play, pause, and level controls

Four icon buttons flank the large play/pause button. All four are disabled while the timer is running — pause first.

1. Adjust timer (clock icon) — Opens a duration picker so you can add or subtract time from the current level.
2. Previous level (skip back) — Jumps back to the previous level, or restarts the current level from its full time if it’s already underway. Long-press for the “Go to level” menu.
3. Play / Pause (center button) — Starts or pauses the timer.
4. Next level (skip forward) — Advances to the next level. Long-press for the “Go to level” menu.
5. Reset (history icon) — Resets the entire tournament back to its initial state, after a confirmation. Available once there is something to reset.

A Simulate button sits in the lower right for rehearsing a tournament without real players — see Simulate.

Minimal mode

Tap anywhere on the timer display to toggle minimal mode. The bottom bar, the play/pause button, and the app bar fade away, giving the timer maximum screen space; a faint back button and menu button remain in the top corners.

The controls also hide themselves after about five seconds of no use, so the screen settles into minimal mode on its own.

This is ideal when projecting the timer on a large screen — players see only the essential information without distracting controls. In landscape, chips move to the right side to make the most of the wider display:

Tap the screen again to bring back the full controls.

Navigation drawer

Swipe in from the right edge, or tap the menu button in the top right, to open the navigation drawer. From here you can quickly jump to any tournament screen:

The drawer carries the same timer controls in compact form, along with the time remaining and the current level, so you can run the clock without leaving the screen you’re on:

The navigation items are:

• Timer screen
• Settings
• Blind structure
• Players
• Tables
• Payouts
• Log
• Stats
• Alerts

A row of buttons across the top of the drawer holds the Show… menu, Simulate, the hand evaluator, and app settings. While the tournament clock is running, a Hand timer button joins them — tap it to start the shot clock, or to stop one already running. See Hand timer.

Switching what the timer shows

Tap the display-settings icon in the app bar to open the Show… menu. Its Show section switches the timer between Current level, Seating (table layouts), and Payouts (prize distribution) — Seating appears only once your tournament has tables in use.

The same menu’s Customize section holds the display customizations — see Timer display — including whether tables show player photos or names.

Note

Players who joined by QR code get a My player profile button in the app bar instead, where they can update their own details and report their chips and hand. See Player profile updates.