ICM & Final Table Deal Calculator

The Independent Chip Model converts each remaining stack into a share of the prize pool. A player’s chance of finishing first equals their share of the chips; lower finishes are conditional on who busts first. ICM equity is the sum of finish-probability × payout across every place.

Raw chip-chop splits the pool by chip share alone, so it pays the leader proportionally to their stack. ICM accounts for the fact that chips are worth less as you accumulate them, so it caps the leader and protects shorter stacks. The gap between them is exactly what this tool shows.

Because chip-chop ignores that a player cannot win more than first place. With a dominant stack, raw chip share can exceed the top payout, so the deal needs a cap, floor-first chip-chop, or ICM instead.

ICM is a neutral baseline for deal talks, not tournament truth. It ignores skill edge, table position, blind pressure, and future hands. Players can still negotiate around those factors — ICM just gives everyone an honest starting point.

Yes. Enter the remaining stacks and the payouts you are playing for, pick a display unit, and share the link or copy the deal sheet. It runs entirely in your browser with no account.

Use it only for permitted deal discussion when the room or organizer allows it. It is not live-hand advice and must not be used while an online client prohibits ICM tools.

The Payout Studio answers “what should the published payouts be before the tournament?” This calculator answers “with these stacks right now, what is a fair deal?” They are siblings in the Lab’s tournament workflow.