Help & FAQ

Creating a package

1. Click My Packages → New Package in the top navigation.
2. Enter a name, optional description, the total package Value, and the Currency.
3. Set the default Markup (e.g. 1.3 = 30% markup). This is applied to investor buy-in costs and controls how much more than face value investors pay.
4. Click Create Package.

What is markup?

Markup is a multiplier applied to an investor's stake. A markup of 1.3 means an investor buying 10% of a $100,000 package pays $13,000 (10% × $100,000 × 1.3) instead of $10,000. It compensates the player for their skill and effort.

Cloning a package

On any package page, click Clone to create a copy with the same investors and settings. Events are not copied — useful for re-using the same backer group for a new series.

Closing a package

Go to Edit on the package and set Status to Closed. Closed packages still appear in your list and their history is preserved.

Adding an event

1. From the package page, click + Add Event.
2. Either select a tournament from the list (populated from the Tournament Browser) or type a custom event name.
3. Set the Event Date & Time.
4. Enter the Buy-in amount, currency, and exchange rate. The exchange rate converts the buy-in to the package's base currency for return calculations.
5. Tick Included in package if this buy-in should count against the package value. Untick for side events or expenses outside the main package budget.
6. Click Add Event.

Logging a result

After you play an event, click Log Result on the event row. Enter the winnings amount, currency, and exchange rate, then optionally upload a receipt photo or PDF. Click Save Result.

Events with no result and no bag are treated as busted (zero winnings).

Exchange rates

If a buy-in or winnings are in a different currency to the package, enter the exchange rate to convert them. For example, if your package is USD and you win €10,000 at a rate of 1.08, the winnings are recorded as $10,800 in the package currency.

Uploading receipts

JPG, PNG, and PDF files up to 5 MB are accepted. Receipts can be uploaded when adding an event, editing it, or via the Log Result page. Existing receipts are shown as a Receipt link on the event row.

Recording a bag

1. Open the event (via Edit or Add Event).
2. Scroll to the Day Bags section and click + Add Day.
3. Select the day number and enter the chip count. Repeat for each day you bag.
4. Save the event.

How bags appear

Events with a recorded bag and no final result show an amber ● dot on the package page and calendar. The package page shows "Bagged — Day N" as a badge on the event row. Once you log the final result, the bag indicator is replaced by the winnings.

Adding an investor

1. On the package page, scroll to the Add Investor form on the right.
2. Enter their name and email address (optional).
3. Set their Percentage share (e.g. 5 for 5%).
4. Optionally override the markup for this investor — leave blank to use the package default.
5. Optionally set a Profit Commission percentage (see below).
6. Click Add Investor. If an email is provided, an invitation is sent automatically.

Cost preview

As you type the percentage and markup, a live cost preview updates below the form to show exactly what the investor will pay.

Investor view

If an investor registers with the same email address they were invited with, they can log in and see the package. They see their own share, cost, and return breakdown — other investors and markup details are hidden from them.

Email invitations

When you add an investor with an email address, Poker Package Manager automatically sends them an invitation email with the package name, their percentage, and their cost. If they already have an account, they can click through to the package directly.

How it works

If an investor has a 20% profit commission set:

• Their gross return is calculated normally (winnings + unused refund).
• Their profit = gross return − what they paid in.
• Commission = 20% of that profit (only if profit > 0).
• Their net return = gross return − commission.
• The commission amount is added back to the owner's return in the Returns Summary.

Setting profit commission

Enter a value in the Profit Commission % field when adding or viewing an investor. Leave it blank (or 0) for a standard investment with no commission.

Winnings return

Each investor receives their percentage of the total winnings across all events (converted to the package currency via exchange rates).

Example: 10% investor, €50,000 total winnings → €5,000 winnings return.

Unused return (refund)

If the total buy-ins are less than the package value, the unused portion is refunded to investors including markup. This is because the investor paid markup on capital that was never deployed.

Example: $100,000 package, $70,000 in buy-ins → $30,000 unused. A 10% investor at 1.3× gets back 10% × $30,000 × 1.3 = $3,900.

Owner's return

The owner keeps everything not paid out to investors: total winnings + unused package value − all investor net returns.

Returns Summary table

The table appears on the package page (owner only) whenever there are winnings recorded. It shows each investor's winnings return, unused refund, and net return after commission. The Returns Summary is also shown in full on the investor's statement.

Recording a payment

1. On the package page, find the investor in the Investors list.
2. Click + Log Payment to expand the payment form.
3. Enter the amount, currency, date, method (e.g. bank transfer, cash), and an optional note.
4. Click Record Payment.

Balance tracking

The investor card shows Total Paid and Balance (net return minus payments received). A negative or zero balance means fully settled. Each payment entry can be deleted if entered in error.

Mark as Settled

Once an investor is fully paid out, click Mark Settled to flag their record. This is separate from the payment log and acts as a manual confirmation that everything is closed.

Opening a statement

On the package page, click Statement next to any investor (owner view) or click Statement ↗ in your own Share card (investor view). The statement opens in a new tab.

What it contains

• Package details (name, value, status, event count)
• Investor details (name, share %, cost, commission rate)
• Full events table with dates, buy-ins, results, and status
• Returns breakdown (winnings, unused refund, commission, net return, P&L)
• Complete payment log with running balance

Printing or saving as PDF

Click the Print / Save PDF button at the top of the statement page. Your browser's print dialog will open — choose "Save as PDF" to generate a file you can share with the investor.

Adding a tournament to your schedule

1. Go to Tournaments in the navigation.
2. Find the tournament you want to play.
3. Click + Schedule in the Schedule column.

Only tournaments with a scheduled date can be added — dateless tournaments have no place to appear on the calendar.

Removing from your schedule

Click ✓ Scheduled on the tournament row to remove it, or click the ✕ on the blue chip in the calendar.

Where scheduled events appear

Scheduled tournaments appear as blue chips on the Calendar page, alongside your package events. They do not appear on the Dashboard or in package returns calculations.

What appears on the calendar

• Green chips — upcoming package events (events in the future).
• Grey chips — completed package events (events in the past).
• Blue chips — personal scheduled tournaments (no package).
• Amber dot ● — event has a recorded bag but no final result yet.

Navigating months

Use the ← and → buttons at the top to move between months. Clicking on a package event chip takes you to that package's detail page.

Filters

• Source — show All tournaments or Official only (admin-created).
• Country / City — filter by location.
• Buy-in Currency — show tournaments in a specific currency.
• Buy-in tier — quick filter by amount range:
  • Low — buy-in up to 1,000
  • Medium — buy-in 1,001 to 3,000
  • High — buy-in over 3,000

Filters combine — e.g. EUR + Medium shows EUR tournaments with a buy-in between 1,001 and 3,000. Click Clear filters to reset.

Adding a tournament to a package

From the package page, click + Add Event → Browse Tournaments. Find the tournament and click Add to Package. The date and buy-in are pre-filled from the tournament record.

Creating a custom tournament

Click + Add Tournament on the Tournaments page to add a tournament that isn't already in the system. You can also enter a custom event name directly when adding an event to a package.

Summary cards

The row of cards at the top shows your total across all packages: number of packages, total events, total buy-ins, total winnings, net P&L, and overall ROI. The same summary cards also appear at the top of your Dashboard.

Monthly P&L chart

A bar chart showing net profit or loss for each of the past 12 months. Green bars indicate profitable months; red bars indicate losing months. All amounts are in each package's base currency and are not cross-currency converted.

Win rate

The donut chart shows what percentage of your completed events resulted in a cash (winnings > 0) versus a bust. Upcoming events are not included.

ROI by package

The table ranks each of your packages by ROI (return on investment). ROI is calculated as (winnings − buy-ins) ÷ buy-ins × 100. Only the owner's packages are shown — packages you're invested in as a backer are not included here.