Welcome to PBT
By poker1ab

PBT is the most well-rounded staking and investing forum on the web, boasting some of the top internet players- being members and frequent contributors. There are opportunities to get staked, invest, find poker coaching, become a part of a poker community that is active, be a part of contests and competitions, have access to poker discussion and more. The software is the most advanced and complete in terms of capabilities available. There is not a more complete staking and investing site on the web. Click the READ MORE button for FAQ on PBT and staking.


Snatch It's are a cool new way to invest and take a shot at a big tournament. For each snatch it a series of tickets are issued, each ticket represents 1 share in a stock for that tournament. When all the shares are purchased a winner is selected at random to play the tournament as the horse in the stock. Worst case you own shares in a lotto stock, best case you get to play that tournament! So what are you waiting for, get some tickets and take a shot!

Buying a ticket is a lock for that stock, purchasing a ticket then backing out can result in increases in your risk level. We don't want people buying tickets then not paying when they don't lose, so don't do it! The drawing is 100% completely random, and you can buy multiple tickets to up your chances! Snatch-It's go off as soon as they sell out!

Player Invested Community Stocks... Also known as PICS. In a PICS you choose a game that you want to play, and you basically hedge your action against the action of other players in your PICS. So lets say you pick a tournament you want to play. You submit it for approval, one of the 3 PICS pools is chosen at random and you are entered in that PICS. If you cash half of what you win is yours the other half goes to the PICS(with no stakeback). Then you also get half of any players actions who play after you. So essentially you trade 50% of your action for 50% of others in your pool. Your total shares are based on how much you contribute. The bigger your amount invested in the PICS the bigger your cut.

If at any point the prize pool for a PICS hits twice what the total $$ invested for that PICS is, the PICS automatically closes so people don't keep playing for a share of the profits. It's a great way to play staked on whatever you want! All games must be approved prior to the start of the tournament so get your request in early! To be safe find an admin in chat so you can get instant approval.