Pool 101: fixed-rupee tables
Pool 101 is the most-played pool format in India. Six players post the same entry unit; every player who crosses one hundred and one points is eliminated; the last player standing takes the pot, doubled on a clean show. The chapter below reads the format end to end, from entry to declaration.
Entry, pot and elimination
Six players sit. Each posts a fixed entry unit. verify the unit on the operator's table card before you buy in. The pot is six entries minus the platform fee. A player crosses one hundred and one points by losing showdowns; on the third crossing, the player is out. The table closes when one player remains.
Why the elimination line matters
The one-zero-one line is the table's heartbeat. Sitting at forty points and twenty points are different games. the high-scorer has to defend, the low-scorer has to chase. Most pool tables settle into two camps by the fourth round: one or two players defending, the rest trying to push them across the line.
Clean show and the doubled pot
A clean show is a declaration where every card in the hand is matched. The clean-show bonus doubles the pot payout for the winner. The bonus is format-specific. confirm the multiple on the operator's rulebook before joining the table. Most Pool 101 rooms set the clean-show multiple at two.
Reading the table between rounds
Between rounds, the surviving players reshuffle and redeal. Read the table: who is at sixty, who is at ten, who is buying in fresh. The pool's pace changes around the midpoint. early rounds reward patience, late rounds reward aggression. The strategy chapter on tilt cautions walks the late-round read.
Pool 101 vs Pool 201, side by side
Pool 201 is the same structure with a doubled entry and a doubled pot. The play pattern is identical; the only difference is the variance per showdown. The Pool 201 chapter reads the entry math and the clean-show multiplier in detail. The desk recommends Pool 101 first, Pool 201 once the 101 rhythm is reflex.
Pick one format tonight, then read the chapter that breaks it.
The same eight chapters that built this handbook also explain why a particular round went wrong. Open the app, play a single round of this format, then come back to whichever chapter matches the moment that surprised you.