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Deal Calculator
Work out a deal for the players still in. The calculator shows an equal split, a chip chop and an ICM chop side by side. It rounds each amount to cash, as the PokerSjef app does. Nothing that you type leaves this page.
What Each Player Gets
The players share 9,000 kr.
| Player | Chips | Chip Share | Equal Split | Chip Chop | ICM Chop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna | 145,000 | 48.3 % | 2,250 kr | 4,350 kr | 3,000 kr |
| Bo | 80,000 | 26.7 % | 2,250 kr | 2,400 kr | 2,450 kr |
| Cato | 50,000 | 16.7 % | 2,250 kr | 1,500 kr | 2,000 kr |
| Dina | 25,000 | 8.3 % | 2,250 kr | 750 kr | 1,550 kr |
| Total | 300,000 | 100.0 % | 9,000 kr | 9,000 kr | 9,000 kr |
The chip leader gets what is left after the rounding, so each deal adds up to the total.
How the Deals Are Calculated
A deal shares the prizes still to pay between the players who are still in. The players agree on the amounts before the event ends.
Equal Split
Each player gets the same amount: the total that the players share, divided by the number of players. The chips do not count.
Chip Chop
Each player gets the same share of the money as of the chips. A player with 40 % of the chips gets 40 % of the money.
A chip chop can give the chip leader more than first place pays. It can also give a short stack less than the last place pays.
ICM Chop
ICM is the Independent Chip Model. It uses the chips to calculate the chance of each player to finish in each place. The share of each player is each chance times the prize for that place, added up.
The chance to finish first is the share of the chips. For each later place, the same rule applies among the players who are left. This is the Malmuth-Harville method.
A big stack gets less than in a chip chop, and a short stack gets more.
An Example
Anna has 30,000 chips and Bo has 10,000. First place pays 3,000 kr, and second place pays 1,000 kr. Anna finishes first with a chance of 75 %, and second with a chance of 25 %. For Bo, it is the other way round.
The ICM chop gives Anna 0.75 × 3,000 + 0.25 × 1,000 = 2,500 kr, and Bo 1,500 kr. A chip chop gives Anna 3,000 kr and Bo 1,000 kr. An equal split gives each player 2,000 kr.
The Rounding
PokerSjef rounds each amount but one to the cash unit, as it rounds the prizes. The chip leader gets what is left. So each deal adds up exactly to what the players share. Leave the cash unit empty for no rounding.
An Amount Left to Play For
Players often keep some money out of the deal for the winner. Type that amount in Left to Play For. It comes off the prize for place 1 before the split.
The ICM chop then uses the smaller first prize. The players share the rest. The winner of the event gets the amount left to play for.
A Deal in PokerSjef
In PokerSjef, a director records the deal under Payouts on the Results tab. The buttons Equal Split, Chip Chop and ICM there give the same amounts as this page.
Each player in the deal gets the agreed amount instead of the prize for their place. The deal changes no finishing place or points.
The deal decides only the money. The players can continue to play for the win and the points.
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