diff --git a/src/lib/minigames/poker/tables.ts b/src/lib/minigames/poker/tables.ts
index b98dd39..4841cbe 100644
--- a/src/lib/minigames/poker/tables.ts
+++ b/src/lib/minigames/poker/tables.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
   STARTING_STACK,
   TURN_TIMEOUT_MS,
 } from "./constants";
-import { advanceState, createTableState } from "./engine";
+import { advanceState, awardFoldOut, createTableState } from "./engine";
 import { awardPokerGameResult, type PokerPlacementResult } from "./stats";
 import type {
   PokerActionKind,
@@ -256,6 +256,46 @@ function countHandWins(record: PokerTableRecord): void {
   }
 }
 
+/** In-app bell notification: the game auto-ended because everyone else left. */
+async function notifyLastPlayer(record: PokerTableRecord): Promise<void> {
+  const lastUserId = record.seatMap.find(
+    (id): id is number => id !== null && !record.leftUsers.has(id),
+  );
+  if (lastUserId === undefined) return;
+  try {
+    const config = (await import("@payload-config")).default;
+    const payload = await getPayload({ config });
+    await notifyUser(payload, {
+      userId: lastUserId,
+      type: "poker:everyone-left",
+      title: "Poker game ended",
+      message: "Everyone left the table, so the game ended. Check your final placement.",
+      link: "/minigames/poker",
+    });
+  } catch {
+    // Payload unavailable in this runtime; the game already ended client-side.
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * One seated player remains and every other seat left mid-game: award the
+ * remaining player the live pot (leavers forfeit their committed chips) and
+ * complete the game immediately instead of waiting out the next-hand timer.
+ */
+function finalizeForLastPlayer(record: PokerTableRecord): void {
+  const current = record.state;
+  if (!current || current.phase === "game-complete") return;
+  clearTurnTimer(record);
+  clearNextHandTimer(record);
+  let next = eliminateLeavers(current, record);
+  if (next.phase === "betting") next = awardFoldOut(next);
+  record.state = advanceState(next);
+  record.nextHandAt = null;
+  record.version += 1;
+  afterMutation(record);
+  void notifyLastPlayer(record);
+}
+
 /** Fire-and-forget XP/stats award on game completion; never blocks the table. */
 async function awardGameResults(record: PokerTableRecord): Promise<void> {
   const state = record.state;
@@ -308,7 +348,18 @@ function buildSnapshot(record: PokerTableRecord, userId: number): PokerSnapshot
   const seated = seatIndex >= 0 && !record.leftUsers.has(userId);
   const state = record.state;
   const inEngine = seated && state !== null && seatIndex < state.players.length;
-  const you = state && inEngine ? buildPrivateView(state, seatIndex) : null;
+  const base = state && inEngine ? buildPrivateView(state, seatIndex) : null;
+  const you =
+    base === null
+      ? null
+      : {
+          ...base,
+          players: base.players.map((player) => {
+            const playerUserId = record.seatMap[player.seatId];
+            if (playerUserId === null || !record.leftUsers.has(playerUserId)) return player;
+            return { ...player, left: true };
+          }),
+        };
   const hostSeat = record.hostUserId !== null ? record.seatMap.indexOf(record.hostUserId) : -1;
   return {
     tableId: record.id,
@@ -481,6 +532,9 @@ export function leaveTable(tableId: string, userId: number): void {
   record.version += 1;
   rekeyTurnTimer(record);
   scheduleDisposalIfEmpty(record);
+  if (record.inGame && seatedCountOf(record) === 1 && record.pendingJoins.length === 0) {
+    finalizeForLastPlayer(record);
+  }
   pushTable(record);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/minigames/poker/types.ts b/src/lib/minigames/poker/types.ts
index 651f806..9f01b44 100644
--- a/src/lib/minigames/poker/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/minigames/poker/types.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ export interface PublicPlayerView {
   readonly allIn: boolean;
   readonly hasActed: boolean;
   readonly eliminated: boolean;
+  /** True from the moment the user leaves mid-game (before the forfeit lands). */
+  readonly left: boolean;
   /** Populated only for the viewer or for live hands at showdown. */
   readonly holeCards: readonly Card[] | null;
   readonly cardCount: number;
diff --git a/src/lib/minigames/poker/views.ts b/src/lib/minigames/poker/views.ts
index 2c4e7d7..84bcb8f 100644
--- a/src/lib/minigames/poker/views.ts
+++ b/src/lib/minigames/poker/views.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ function projectPlayer(
 ): PublicPlayerView {
   const isViewer = viewerSeat !== null && player.seatId === viewerSeat;
   const reveal = (state.phase === "showdown" && !player.folded) || isViewer;
-  const holeCards: readonly Card[] | null = reveal && player.holeCards.length > 0
-    ? player.holeCards
-    : null;
+  const holeCards: readonly Card[] | null =
+    reveal && player.holeCards.length > 0 ? player.holeCards : null;
   return {
     seatId: player.seatId,
     name: player.name,
@@ -40,6 +39,9 @@ function projectPlayer(
     allIn: player.allIn,
     hasActed: player.hasActed,
     eliminated: player.eliminated,
+    // The engine has no leave concept; the registry layer overrides this
+    // for users recorded in leftUsers (see buildSnapshot in tables.ts).
+    left: false,
     holeCards,
     cardCount: player.holeCards.length,
   };
diff --git a/src/lib/notifications/index.ts b/src/lib/notifications/index.ts
index 54fac6f..6e6e043 100644
--- a/src/lib/notifications/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/notifications/index.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ export function notificationLabel(type?: string | null): string {
   switch (type) {
     case "poker:force-ended":
       return "Poker game ended";
+    case "poker:everyone-left":
+      return "Everyone left the table";
     case "market:offer":
       return "New offer";
     case "market:counter":
diff --git a/src/lib/notifications/notificationTypes.ts b/src/lib/notifications/notificationTypes.ts
index cab87ae..8b17750 100644
--- a/src/lib/notifications/notificationTypes.ts
+++ b/src/lib/notifications/notificationTypes.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const MUTEABLE_NOTIFICATION_TYPES = [
   { label: "Ticket replies", value: "ticket:reply" },
   { label: "Ticket status changes", value: "ticket:status" },
   { label: "Poker", value: "poker:force-ended" },
+  { label: "Poker game auto-ended", value: "poker:everyone-left" },
 ] as const;
 export type MuteableNotificationType = (typeof MUTEABLE_NOTIFICATION_TYPES)[number]["value"];
 export const MUTEABLE_NOTIFICATION_VALUES = MUTEABLE_NOTIFICATION_TYPES.map((t) => t.value);
diff --git a/tests/int/poker-tables.int.spec.ts b/tests/int/poker-tables.int.spec.ts
index 7ba6d75..fcde141 100644
--- a/tests/int/poker-tables.int.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/int/poker-tables.int.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-import { createTable, joinTable, startGame } from "@/lib/minigames/poker/tables";
+import {
+  createTable,
+  getSnapshotFor,
+  joinTable,
+  leaveTable,
+  startGame,
+} from "@/lib/minigames/poker/tables";
 
 /**
  * Regression tests for the registry's game-start path. Guards against the
@@ -56,3 +62,40 @@ describe("poker table registry: startGame", () => {
     }
   });
 });
+
+describe("poker table registry: last player standing", () => {
+  it("ends the game immediately when everyone else leaves mid-hand", () => {
+    const tableId = createTable(9301, "Host");
+    joinTable(tableId, 9302, "Guest");
+    startGame(tableId, 9301);
+
+    leaveTable(tableId, 9302);
+
+    const remaining = getSnapshotFor(tableId, 9301);
+    expect(remaining.you?.phase).toBe("game-complete");
+    const players = remaining.you?.players ?? [];
+    const hostPlayer = players.find((player) => player.seatId === remaining.you?.viewerSeat);
+    const guestPlayer = players.find((player) => player.seatId !== remaining.you?.viewerSeat);
+    expect(hostPlayer?.eliminated).toBe(false);
+    expect(hostPlayer?.left).toBe(false);
+    // The leaver's committed blind is forfeited (leavers take nothing from
+    // the pot), so the host only receives their own small blind back.
+    expect(hostPlayer?.stack).toBe(1000);
+    expect(guestPlayer?.eliminated).toBe(true);
+    expect(guestPlayer?.left).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("does not end the game while two or more players remain seated", () => {
+    const tableId = createTable(9401, "Host");
+    joinTable(tableId, 9402, "Second");
+    joinTable(tableId, 9403, "Third");
+    startGame(tableId, 9401);
+
+    leaveTable(tableId, 9403);
+
+    const snapshot = getSnapshotFor(tableId, 9401);
+    expect(snapshot.you?.phase).not.toBe("game-complete");
+    const third = getSnapshotFor(tableId, 9403);
+    expect(third.you).toBeNull();
+  });
+});