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ICM Calculator

What is my seat actually worth?

At a final table, your chip count and your share of the money are two different numbers, and the gap between them decides every big call.

Your chips are not your money. A short stack is worth more than its share and a big stack less, because you can only win the top prize once. ICM is the maths that prices it.
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The ICM calculator: stacks in, exact equities out, with payout presets
Exact, not estimated

The full recursion, readable at the table

Exact ICM maths

The full recursion, not a shortcut. The numbers add up to the pool, every time.

Payout presets

Winner-take-all, 50-30-20 and standard final table payouts, scaled to your pool.

Suggested chop

A ranked, fair split with position badges, ready to read out at the table.

Chip share vs ICM view

See exactly who gains and who gives up money in a chip-chop.

Been offered a deal? Deal Desk prices the chop against ICM and shows who gains →

Try it on your own game.

Included with a free account. No card, two minutes to set up.

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Questions

About the ICM Calculator

Why does ICM differ from chip share?

Because tournament chips are not money. Short stacks are worth more than their share and big stacks less, and the recursion quantifies exactly how much.

How many players does it handle?

Full final tables, with validation on payout places.

Is it free to use?

Yes, with a free account. It lives beside the drills and the tracker.