The Intercollegiate Poker Association® (IPA)’s mission is to champion the sport of university poker. Our tournaments focus on displaying the competitive and skill-based nature of the game of poker and creating a poker network between universities globally.

The IPA manages the following tournaments: Intercollegiate Poker Association Tournament, Intercollegiate Poker League Tournament, Intercollegiate Poker Association Alumni Tournament.

All events have no buy-ins or wagers. The entire organization operates on a non-gambling basis.

Gold Sponsors

United States

Babson College, Boston College, Brown University, California Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Claremont McKenna College, Colgate University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Emory University, Georgetown University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Harvey Mudd College, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mississippi State University, New York University, Northeastern University, Northwestern University, University of California Berkeley, University of California Los Angeles, University of California San Diego, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Virginia, University of Washington, Tufts University, Vanderbilt University, Wake Forest University, Washington University in St. Louis, Williams College, Yale University

Canada

McGill University, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo

United Kingdom

Imperial College London, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of Warwick

Europe

Università Bocconi

Equity

IPA: 15,000 USD

IPL: TBD

IPA Alumni: TBD

Updates

IPA Finals (2025-2026) Recap

Overview The IPA 2025-2026 tournament concludes with the IPA Finals on April 11. Seed Team Location Points Avg…

IPA (2025-2026) Match 5 Recap

Overview The fifth and final match of the 2025–2026 IPA regular season has concluded, locking in the playoff…

IPA (2025-2026) Match 4 Recap

Overview The fourth match of the 2025–2026 IPA season took place on January 24, further separating contenders from…

IPA (2025-2026) Match 3 Recap

Overview The third match of the 2025-2026 IPA season took place on November 22, bringing changes to the…