ICM Calculator (Independent Chip Model)
Enter the final-table stacks and the payout structure to compute each player’s cash expectation under the Malmuth-Harville Independent Chip Model (ICM). Every figure is computed by lib/poker-math.ts.
The Independent Chip Model converts tournament chips into cash expectation — the core tool for final-table deals and marginal decisions.
| Player (stack) | Cash equity |
|---|---|
| #1 (5000) | 38.39 |
| #2 (3000) | 32.75 |
| #3 (2000) | 28.86 |
ICM converts chips into prize-money expectation; big stacks have diminishing marginal value, so chip share ≠ prize share. Used for deal-making and marginal fold decisions.