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Staff Poker Tournaments
A staff event is a poker tournament for the people who work in poker: dealers, floor staff and other casino or tour employees. Some festivals run one as a thank-you to their team.
- Events
- 3
- Festivals
- 3
- Buy-ins
- $21
- Median $21
Staff events at live festivals in Asia and Oceania in the last 12 months; prize pools and buy-ins in US dollars.
Upcoming Staff Events
Full ScheduleNo upcoming staff events are announced yet.
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Based on data from AsiaPokerHub and generated using AI assistance. Fact-checked by László Csajbók, October 27, 2026.
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How a Staff Event Works
- Who can play: poker industry staff, as defined by the organizer; some events are only for the festival's own team.
- Buy-in: usually low, sometimes with added prize money from the organizer.
- Timing: often at the end of the festival, when the staff are free to play.
Staff at Live Festivals in Asia
The lists on this page come from our festival database and update as organizers publish their schedules and results.
Tours with Staff Events
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All Poker Formats- Hyper TurboHyper turbo poker tournaments in Asia: how the very short blind levels work, how to play them, and the upcoming hyper turbo events at live festivals.
- TurboTurbo poker tournaments in Asia: shorter blind levels, faster play, and the upcoming turbo events at live poker festivals.
- BountyBounty and progressive knockout (PKO) poker tournaments in Asia: how bounties work, how to play them, and the upcoming bounty events.
- Mystery BountyMystery bounty poker tournaments in Asia: hidden bounties drawn at random, how the format works, and the upcoming mystery bounty events.
- High RollerHigh roller and super high roller poker tournaments in Asia: what they are, who plays them, and the upcoming high roller events at live festivals.
- DeepstackDeepstack poker tournaments in Asia: big starting stacks and longer levels for more play, and the upcoming deepstack events at live festivals.
- MegastackMegastack poker tournaments in Asia: very big starting stacks, several flights and large fields, and the upcoming megastack events.
- 6-Max6-max poker tournaments in Asia: at most six players per table, more action and wider ranges, and the upcoming 6-max events.
- FreezeoutFreezeout poker tournaments in Asia: one entry per player, no re-entry, and the upcoming freezeout events at live festivals.
- Single DaySingle day poker tournaments in Asia: events that play to a winner on the same day, and the upcoming single day events at live festivals.
- LadiesLadies poker tournaments in Asia: women-only events at live poker festivals, how they work, and the upcoming ladies events.
- SeniorsSeniors poker tournaments in Asia: events for older players with an age limit set by the organizer, and the upcoming seniors events.
- ShootoutShootout poker tournaments in Asia: each table plays down to one winner who moves on, and the upcoming shootout events.
- Heads-UpHeads-up poker tournaments in Asia: one-on-one matches in a bracket, and the upcoming heads-up events at live festivals.
- RebuyRebuy poker tournaments in Asia: buying more chips during the rebuy period and the add-on, and the upcoming rebuy events.
- FlipFlip and all-in flip poker tournaments in Asia: every hand all-in with no decisions, and the upcoming flip events at live festivals.
- TeamTeam poker tournaments in Asia: events where players play for a team, and the upcoming team events at live festivals.
- Dealer's ChoiceDealer's choice poker tournaments in Asia: players pick the game from a list as the button moves, and the upcoming dealer's choice events.
- CharityCharity poker tournaments in Asia: events where the buy-ins or part of them go to a good cause, and the upcoming charity events.
Frequently Asked Questions
Poker industry staff such as dealers and floor staff; each organizer sets the rules.