Card Dealing & Stops Format

This screen helps you decide two key aspects of your Poker Run event:

This configuration ensures the event is fair, fun, and flexible based on how you want it to run.

You’ll access this screen during event setup or by editing an existing event:

Manage Events > Select Event > Edit Card Dealing

Choose how you want participants to receive their cards at each stop:

Participants scan a QR code displayed at each stop using their mobile device.

✅ Great for most in-person events
✅ Works offline — cards are distributed even if cell signal is weak
✅ Easy to set up: just print and post the QR code

Cards are automatically dealt based on a preset time at each stop.

✅ Ideal for virtual events or events with loose navigation
✅ No action required by the participant
✅ Helpful when internet access is limited and stops cannot be scanned

Cards are released when a participant physically arrives at a stop using GPS.

✅ Great for adventure runs or distance-based events
⚠️ Requires Aces team assistance to activate and test GPS accuracy
📧 Contact us at help.acespokerrun.com to use this option

This setting controls the order and flexibility of stop visits and how missed stops are handled.

Participants must follow a set order.
If they miss a stop, the card is automatically given at the next stop.

✅ Helps participants keep up without losing out
✅ Works best for traditional routes with clear stop order

Stops must be visited in order.
Missed stops are not caught up but can still be revisited.

✅ Ideal when physical tracking is enforced
✅ Helps event staff verify participant progress manually

Participants can visit stops in any order they choose.

✅ Great for flexible events, bar crawls, or open-ended scavenger hunts
✅ Be sure to set up card distribution rules that support this style

Stops must be visited in order. Missed stops mean missed cards.

ℹ️ This feature is not yet available, but will allow the most strict form of stop enforcement.