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Turn tournament chip stacks into prize equity and compare ways to chop.
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Turn tournament chip stacks into prize equity and compare ways to chop.
| Player | Stack | ICM equity | Chip chop | ICM minus chop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player 1 | 5,000Chip share 50.0% | 377.78Of pool 37.8% | 500.00 | −122.22 |
| Player 2 | 3,000Chip share 30.0% | 312.89Of pool 31.3% | 300.00 | +12.89 |
| Player 3 | 1,500Chip share 15.0% | 225.60Of pool 22.6% | 150.00 | +75.60 |
| Player 4 | 500Chip share 5.0% | 83.73Of pool 8.4% | 50.00 | +33.73 |
Equities total 1,000.00 (pool 1,000.00) · Positive means ICM values this stack above its chip-proportional share; negative means below.
Compare three common ways to split, and enter the amounts being proposed to see how each differs from ICM.
| Player | ICM equity | Chip chop | Even split | Proposed deal | Deal minus ICM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player 1 | 377.78 | 500.00 | 250.00 | – | |
| Player 2 | 312.89 | 300.00 | 250.00 | – | |
| Player 3 | 225.60 | 150.00 | 250.00 | – | |
| Player 4 | 83.73 | 50.00 | 250.00 | – |
Four players hold 5,000, 3,000, 1,500 and 500 chips, the pool is 1,000 and the payouts are 50/30/20 (three places). The chip leader would get 500 from a chip chop but is worth only about 377.78 by ICM, because extra chips do not buy proportionally more prize money. The shortest stack is worth about 83.73 against 50 from a chip chop. That is ICM pressure: small stacks are worth more than their chips, big stacks less.