Common questions about squares pools, NFL Pick'em leagues, and how PoolerHub works.
General
No. Players just need the share link. They open it, enter their name, and they're in — no sign-up, no app, no password required. Only the organizer needs a PoolerHub account.
Copy the share link from your dashboard and send it however works — text, group chat, email, QR code. Anyone with the link can join right away.
Every pool and Pick'em league has a built-in ledger. Mark who's paid, who still owes, and add notes. No spreadsheet needed. You can also export it to CSV.
For squares pools, open the pool from your dashboard and use the Change Password option — you can set a new password, update it, or remove it entirely. The share link itself stays the same; the password is what gates access. For Pick'em leagues, the password is set at creation and travels with the share link.
No — and that's by design. You collect entry fees directly from your players however works best for your group (Venmo, PayPal, cash, etc.). PoolerHub manages the grid, picks, scoring, and ledger. We never touch your money.
No app needed. PoolerHub is fully mobile-responsive. Organizers manage everything from the browser, and players claim boxes or submit picks from any phone without installing anything.
Squares Pools
A 10×10 grid with 100 boxes. Everyone claims their squares before the game, numbers 0–9 are drawn randomly for each axis, and at the end of each quarter the last digit of each team's score picks the winner. Easy to run, fun to play.
Sign up, hit New Game on your dashboard, choose Squares Pool, fill in the basics — name, box price, payout structure — and you're done. Takes about two minutes.
No limit. Each pool gets its own grid, share link, and ledger. Run one for the office, one for the family chat, one for your friends — they're completely separate.
As many as they want. Each box is a separate entry — that's between you and your players.
Yes. As the organizer you can unclaim, rename, or reassign any box at any time. Players can't edit their own once claimed.
Click Draw Numbers when you're ready. PoolerHub can randomly shuffle 0–9 for both axes, or you can enter them manually if you're drawing live with your group. Either way, the draw method is shown on the pool page so everyone knows exactly how it was done.
Yes — for NFL and NBA games. Link your pool to a game and PoolerHub will pull live scores every 12 seconds via ESPN, highlight the winner cell in real time, and auto-archive the pool a few days after the final whistle.
If your pool is linked to a live-scored game, it auto-archives 3 days after the final score is recorded. Nothing is deleted — the grid, ledger, and payouts are all still there under Archived.
NFL Pick'em
A season-long weekly competition where players pick the winner of each NFL game. PoolerHub scores every game automatically, tracks a running leaderboard, and handles the tiebreaker — so you just share the link and watch.
Yes. NFL Pick'em leagues are a Pro feature. Upgrade from your dashboard — it's $25/year and also unlocks unlimited pools and live winner recap emails.
No. Players open the share link, enter their name, and submit picks — no account, no app, no sign-up. Their name is remembered across weeks via a browser cookie.
Picks lock automatically one hour before the first game of the week kicks off. Players can update their picks any time before that deadline.
One point per correct pick. The last game of the week is the tiebreaker — players also guess the combined final score. If two players tie on correct picks, the one whose combined score guess is closest to the actual total wins the tiebreaker.
PoolerHub polls ESPN every 12 seconds during game windows. Once a game goes final, picks are scored automatically and the leaderboard updates. No manual input needed.
Yes. You can create a league at any point in the season and it picks up from the current week. Archive the league whenever you're done — the full history stays accessible.
Postponed games are flagged in the schedule. Picks for that game are held and scored once the game is played. The tiebreaker shifts to the next eligible game if needed.
Ready to run your pool?
Create a pool in minutes. Players can start claiming boxes the moment you share the link.
