A Blind Valet alternative built for leagues
Blind Valet and Poker League both put the clock on any screen and let you run the tournament from your phone. The difference is the season: Poker League turns every tournament into a league story with standings, a Masters final, rivalries, records and finances. Here is an honest comparison, including when Blind Valet is the better pick.
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The short answer
Blind Valet and Poker League are both cloud apps: the clock runs on any screen, the director manages the tournament from a phone, and players follow along on theirs. Blind Valet is a strong tournament tool with league rankings, used in many countries and languages. Poker League is built around the league itself: a full season of standings, a Masters final with a qualification race and a pot, rivalries, records and finances, on your league's own address.
When Blind Valet is the better choice
- Your players need the app in their language: Blind Valet lists 47 languages; Poker League is in English and Croatian.
- You mostly run stand-alone tournaments and need a clock, a blind structure calculator and payouts more than a season.
- You already run your events on Blind Valet and are happy with how your rankings work.
When Poker League is the better choice
- Your league runs in seasons and you want the season to tell a story: standings, form, records and an end-of-season Masters final.
- You want a qualification race for the final — top places by points, best by percentage and a Wild Card — calculated live after every night.
- You want to know who knocks out whom: an eliminator board and head-to-head rivalries for any two players.
- You track the money: buy-ins, rebuys, add-ons, the Masters pot and expenses per season, with CSV export.
- You want your league to have its own address, name and logo that players open on their phones.
Blind Valet vs Poker League at a glance
| Blind Valet | Poker League | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs in the cloud on any device | Yes | Yes |
| Clock on a TV or several screens | Yes | Yes — open the clock in any browser |
| Director works from a phone | Yes | Yes |
| League rankings and points | Yes | Yes — points table or formula, rating, form and podium |
| Players register from their phone | Yes | Yes — with e-mail invitations |
| Masters final with qualification race and pot | Not listed | Yes |
| Eliminator board and rivalries | Not listed | Yes |
| Season finances with CSV export | Not listed | Yes |
| Languages | 47 | English and Croatian |
| Price | Free version; monthly and annual plans | Free for up to 6 players with no time limit; Pro €20/month (20 players), Pro Max €40 (50), Club €60 (100) |
What you get for your league
- Season standings with points, rating, form, attendance and money per player, live on every phone.
- A Masters final: a season-long qualification race, a pot built at every tournament and a Wild Card for the last seats.
- Eliminator board and rivalries: every knockout is logged, so any two players can be compared head-to-head.
- Records, streaks, an Elo rating and an end-of-season Wrapped for every player.
- Finances per season (buy-ins, rebuys, add-ons, the pot, expenses) with CSV export.
- Invitation and results e-mails, a predictions game and Summer/Autumn Special nights.
- Your league's own address (yourleague.poker-league.app) with its name and logo.
Moving your league over
- Create the league: name, address and package. Points, prizes and blind structures come pre-set, and you can change every value.
- Set your season's buy-in, rebuy and add-on, and your points table, so this season scores the way your old one did.
- Invite your players by e-mail; they register for the next tournament from their phone.
- Run the next night on the TV clock from your phone. The standings build themselves from there.
Frequently asked questions
Is Poker League a poker clock like Blind Valet?
It includes one: a full-screen tournament clock with blind levels, breaks, players left, average stack and prizes, run from your phone. The rest of the app is the league around it.
What is a Masters final?
An end-of-season tournament for the best players of the season: by default the top 5 by points, the best 2 by percentage and 2 Wild Card winners, playing for a pot the league built over the season.
Which languages does Poker League support?
English and Croatian. If your players need another language, Blind Valet covers many more.
Can I import my Blind Valet history?
Not automatically. Most leagues start their next season in Poker League and keep the old rankings as an archive.
Is Poker League free?
Yes, for leagues of up to 6 players, with no card and no time limit. The Masters, finances and stats are in the paid packages, from €20/month.