Craig Tapscott: What do most players get wrong about the Independent Chip Model (ICM)? Dara O’Kearney: ICM is a concept a lot of players fundamentally misunderstand ...
When you’ve played poker for years, it’s easy to forget that technical poker speak may as well be a different language. Many players just picked up a deck of cards for the first time and are wondering ...
Independent Chip Model, abbreviated to ICM, is a mathematical model that enables you to work out how much your tournament chips are worth in real money as you play. ICM is complex, but learning at ...
I was playing on the final table at a recent Las Vegas tournament when someone asked "Should we chop?" The question led to a heated discussion. The small stack said "only if it's an equal chop." The ...