On a thunder-stormy Thursday in July, I signed up for a low-limit holdem game and looked around our local poker room. Fred beckoned me to his table, took a break, and asked me about the Independent Chip Model. He hoped the ICM would validate his decision to call two all-in players with his pocket...

I signed up for a few games at our local poker room and then waited for a spot to open. Fred saw me, asked to be dealt out, and hustled over to my chair. He had found an on-line ICM calculator on a website and used it for Sit & Go tournaments, he told me, and he had some questions. How did it wor...

Fred had used an on-line, Independent Chip Model calculator to track players equities in tournaments he played on the Internet. Doing that hadnt helped him win any tournaments, so he asked why he should bother with an ICM calculator at all. The ICM helps you analyze situations to find the right ...

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When Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick proposed a bill to allow resort-style casinos into the state, some opposition was expected. But the initiative is now under heavy attack from an unlikely source: gamblers. The critical issue...