Frequently Asked Questions

Listing qualifying events in the database is entirely free, we simply ask that you provide us with the relevant information and we'll take care of the rest. Please email [email protected] with information on any forthcoming events you would like listed in the database with as much information as possible (download example festival schedule/template), i.e.:

• Dates and starting times for each event. (e.g. 27-Nov-09 to 28-Nov-09, Day 1 starts 3pm and plays to final table. Day 2/Final Table starts 4pm).
• Buy-in and any fees or deductions from the prize pool. (e.g. $300+30, or £300 - 5% of prize pool deducted for staff)
• Game type and limit (e.g. No Limit Texas Hold'em, Pot Limit 7 Card Stud etc.)
• Starting stack and clock. (e.g. 4000 starting chips, 30 minute clock)
• Availablity of rebuys/add-ons if relevant (e.g. Unlimited rebuys for 60 minutes + 1 add-on available). If the rebuys or add-ons are not the same as the original buy-in please mention this.
• Any additional information you would like the players to be aware of (e.g. buffet provided for all players at 7pm. If play does not finish by 2am tournament will continue next day at noon).

If submitting a festival schedule to us, you are also welcome to post it on our forum. Please ensure information is still emailed to the [email protected] and note that advertising of any online events, including satellites, is forbidden.

Please follow the instruction in the next question in this FAQ once the event is over.

Please send through all results to [email protected] on completion of a tournament. Obviously we would like to be able to publish them as soon as possible, players are keen to see their results added immediately, but we realise that in a busy card room during a festival you may not be able to send them out the same day. We particularly appreciate named pictures of players who cashed, together with any tournament reports if available.

Our preferred format to receive results is in Excel/Open Office format (download Excel template), with the following information in separate columns:

• Player Name
• Player Location (e.g. Los Angeles, CA or London, England)
• Amount Won
• Additional Notes (e.g. "Deal made between last 5 players" or "prize money includes $1000 ticket to main event")

Total prize pool, number of entrants, number of rebuys/add-ons etc. should also be included if available. If you would like a template just email [email protected] and we'll be happy to provide one. Of course we know the amount of work a card room has to deal with during poker festivals and are happy to receive results in any format that is easiest for you. Player locations are not essential but if you can provide them (nationality being the most important) that's great. If you publish your tournament results on your own website just a link to that is all that's required, but please note due to the number of venues we deal with we aren't able to check each one's website for updated results. Please let us know if you are publishing results on your own website at the start of the festival. If your website includes photos of winners and we are not permitted to use them ourselves, please let us know.

Any errors should be reported to [email protected] or through our Website Feedback Form. One of the main reasons that The Mob Database is widely accepted as the best in the industry is because of the input we receive from so many players and poker fans - thank you!

Please bear in mind that we may not be able to add a single result for a player without further information. We cannot add a single result to an individual's profile, we need to add the entire event/festival. If the only information we have is an email from a player saying they cashed in 8th place at a tournament at X casino last May for £1,000, we won't be able to add that into the database proper. The more information you can give us the better our chances of being able to track down the whole result. Please note that for copyright reasons we generally cannot take results from other websites, unless they were the sponsors/organisers or the tournament.

Visitors are now able to subscribe to players, venues and festivals and receive an email when they are updated. This allows you to keep track of any changes to your profile, or those of other players. If you subscribe to a festival, you'll be informed of any changes to the schedule or when results are added. Subscribe to a venue and you'll get a mail if any festival schedules are added or changed at that venue.

To subscribe, just go to the player, venue or festival you wish to subscribe to in the database and click on the link at the top of the page. If it's the first time you've subscribed to anything then a validiatrion email will be sent requiring you to click on a link to confirm the subscription.