What Is a Club Leaderboard?
A Club Leaderboard ranks players by the points they earn in a Club's poker games over a set period. When the period ends, the top places receive the rewards Club management set in advance.
This article explains how points are earned, which settings Club management controls, and how rewards reach the players who earn them.
How Points Are Earned
Points build up from eligible games played during the Leaderboard period. Players are ranked by their total, and the standings at the end of the period decide who receives a reward.
In a tournament Leaderboard, the points for each tournament depend on three things: how many players entered, the tournament's entry level, and where the player finished. A deeper finish in a larger field earns more points. Freerolls do not earn Leaderboard points.
In the Union Back Office, Leaderboards can also be set up for ring games. There, points can be based on the number of hands a player plays.
The Settings Club Management Chooses
A Leaderboard is created in the app from the Club menu, under Admin. Depending on their permissions, the Club Master and other authorized Club roles can set one up.
The main settings are:
Title: the name players see.
Period: anywhere from one hour to ninety days. Points count for every eligible tournament from the start of the first one to the end of the last one within that period.
Tournament type: Multi-Table Tournaments, Sit & Go tournaments, or both.
Game type and entry level: which games, and which tournament levels, count toward points.
Rewards: what each finishing place receives.
In the Union Back Office, settings can also be saved as a template, so a Leaderboard that runs regularly does not need to be set up from the beginning each time.
How Rewards Work
Rewards are set place by place, so first place can receive something different from fifth. A reward can be Club chips or a membership.
Chip rewards are drawn from the Club's own chip balance. Any chips left unawarded go back to that balance. Like all Club chips, they are in-app only.
Chip and membership rewards reach a player's account the first time they log in after the Leaderboard ends. Until then, the reward stays pending.
Club and Union Leaderboards
A Club Leaderboard covers the games in one Club. A Union can also run a Leaderboard across its affiliated Clubs, which is managed through the Union Back Office.
Clubs can use Leaderboards in different ways, for example, to add interest to quieter hours of the week.
In short, a Club Leaderboard ranks players by points earned over a set period, and Club management decides which games count and what each place receives.
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About the Author: Maury Orton is a poker writer and editor contributing to ClubGG. He focuses on clear, reliable explanations, drawing on years of experience in online poker media and digital publishing.
