The eight-step hosting checklist
- Sign in with GG Pass. ClubGG uses the same GG Pass login as other GG apps. If you're not set up yet, the account guide covers sign-up and 2FA.
- Create the club. Pick a name that doesn't use the ClubGG or GGPoker brand and doesn't call itself “official” — both are against ClubGG's Media Guideline.
- Write your Club Notice. Applicants read it before they register, so it is your rulebook. A ready template is below.
- Share the Club ID. ClubGG lets clubs “use and emphasize” their own logo and Club ID when promoting the club.
- Approve members. Joining is by application, reviewed by the Club Master or a Manager you authorise.
- Build tables. Start with one ring game; add a tournament once people turn up.
- Hand out chips at the Counter. Members request chips there and you approve them.
- Add helpers. A Manager to approve members while you're offline, agents if a friend brings a whole group.
Step 2 in detail: creating the club
ClubGG's own pitch is to create a poker club “with ring games and tournaments designed to your specifications, then invite friends to play”. Third-party guides report that any free account can do this. ClubGG doesn't publish a screen-by-screen walkthrough outside its help center, so follow the in-app prompts rather than old screenshots — the app has had a new release every couple of months.
Once the club exists it has a numeric Club ID. That number is what you hand out, and it stays the same even if your club later joins a union. You become the Club Master, the top role, and the only one who can disband the club or request a union.
Steps 4–5: getting people in
ClubGG's own example of joining goes: open the app → Search Club → enter the Club ID → read the Club Notice → register. Third-party guides add that some clubs ask for a Referrer ID at the same screen. Each registration arrives as an application that you, or a Manager with that permission, accept.
Match nicknames before approving. GG Pass nicknames rarely match real names. Ask friends to send you their nickname when you send the Club ID, and decline anyone you can't place — it is far easier than removing them later. More on the player side in joining by Club ID.
Step 6: ring tables
Settings come from different sources with different confidence. Use this table to know what to expect before you open the table form:
| Setting | What is known | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Game | Hold'em, Omaha, 5-Card Omaha, Short Deck (6+), Cucurucho | Official |
| Bad Beat Jackpot | Admins can allocate club chips to a BBJ; a Short Deck BBJ trigger option was added in August 2026 | Official |
| Seats, blinds, timer | 2–9 seats; blinds from 0.01/0.02 up to 1,000/2,000; 13–25 s action time | Third-party review, about 2024 |
| All-In Insurance, Run It Twice | Listed as table settings | Third-party review |
| Game restrictions | IP, GPS, device and chat limits; restrictions also flow down the agent chain (official) | Mixed |
| VPIP% seat limit | Host sets a minimum VPIP to sit | Single affiliate site |
Setting up a Cucurucho table
Cucurucho arrived on 21 October 2026. ClubGG's announcement gives the path: Club → table creation → Ring Game → Game Mode: Cucurucho, subject to your club's permissions. You choose whether the ante triggers after a number of hands or after a set time, and you can switch on Double Board. Hole cards and the flop arrive together, the only flop options are pot or fold, and the turn and river run out without betting. Rules and strategy are in the Cucurucho guide.
Recurring tables
The June 2026 release added Recurring Table options, and the help center has an article titled “Recurring Tables”. The exact fields aren't published outside that help center. The use is simple: a Tuesday-night game that reappears every week without you rebuilding it.
Tournaments
Clubs can run multi-table tournaments, including multi-day events with stacks carried over, bounty (PKO) events, satellites and custom prizes. The settings are covered on running club tournaments. Plan the clock first: the free blind structure planner in Host tools builds levels that end near your target time.
Step 7: chips and the Counter
Club chips belong to one club, have no monetary value and can be issued by club administration without limit. Everything moves through the Counter:
- Member Counter — players request chips; authorised roles send or reclaim them.
- Agent Counter — Agents and Super Agents hold credits and grant chips to their own downline from them.
- Tickets and Vouchers — the Counter also issues tournament entries.
- Trade Record — a log of every chip, credit and ticket movement, plus a list of pending requests.
Write the chip policy down. Because chips are unlimited, the only thing that gives them meaning is a rule: “1,000 chips on joining, one reload a week, requests handled Sunday evening.” Put it in the Club Notice and you'll never argue about it.
Fees (rake)
Official pages mention “fees” in union reports and a Rake Allocation feature in the August 2026 release; a third-party review says the rake structure is set per club. In a play-money home game a fee only removes chips from the tables. If your game doesn't need a chip sink, keep it as low as the settings allow.
Club levels and member capacity
This is where published information conflicts. Here is everything on record, so you can decide with eyes open:
| Claim | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| “Club Level 1A” costs $19.99 | App Store in-app purchase list | High |
| “Updated Club Level System” (November 2025) | App Store release notes | High |
| Free clubs hold 100 members; Diamonds raise the cap | Old official help article, now offline | Low |
| Level 1 $50/month for 250 members; Level 2 $100/month for 1,000 | Third-party guide | Low — conflicts with the App Store |
What is certain: club levels are a paid product, and the only price ClubGG itself lists (through Apple) is $19.99 for Level 1A. What 1A includes, whether it renews and the member cap per level are not published. Check the in-app store before buying. Diamonds, the separate in-app currency, are a different purchase.
House rules: a Club Notice template
Copy this, fill in the brackets and paste it as your Club Notice. The first line is ClubGG's required play-money disclaimer; its Media Guideline says it must appear in bold in club promotion.
ClubGG is a free poker client that only offers poker gameplay with play money that doesn't have any monetary value.
Welcome to [club name] — a private play-money game for [who: friends from work, our Thursday group…].
1. Games: [Hold'em ring game, Tue and Thu from 20:00 (time zone)]; [weekly tournament, Sun 19:00].
2. Chips: [1,000] club chips on joining, [one reload per week] via the Counter. Chips stay in this club and are never bought, sold or exchanged for anything.
3. One account per person. No bots, scripts, collusion or sharing hole cards.
4. Table chat in English, as ClubGG's terms require during play. Be decent.
5. 18+ only.
6. Questions: message [admin nickname] in the app. Nobody from this club will ever ask you for money.
Mistakes that cost clubs
Advertising money. ClubGG bans clubs from publicly promoting real-money play or payment methods (crypto, bank transfer, mobile payment). Clubs can be removed. Read play money vs real money.
Disbanding by accident. When a club is disbanded, all its chips and credits are deleted.
Joining a union on impulse. It resets your club's gameplay data and reporting, and a club can be in only one union.
Once the club runs smoothly, delegate: club roles explains what a Manager can do that an Agent can't.
Questions people ask
Does it cost money to create a ClubGG club?
How many members can a ClubGG club hold?
How do players join my club?
Can my club charge members to play?
Do I need a union to host?
Where these facts come from
Checked against these official pages and store listings on 2026-10-31. If ClubGG changes something, its own terms win.
- ClubGG – home page
- ClubGG blog – Club chips and credits
- ClubGG blog – Club roles explained
- ClubGG blog – What is a ClubGG union
- ClubGG blog – Cucurucho is coming to ClubGG
- ClubGG – Media Guideline
- ClubGG – Freeroll (Search Club example)
- ClubGG – Terms of Service
- ClubGG Poker – App Store listing and version history
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