Context: Tool example title: icm Bubble period Chip EV vs ICM
Scenario：10 players remaining, top 9 get paid. You have 50,000 chips, total pool 500,000, remaining prize pool $100,000, Bubble Factor 1.3.
- Context: Tool example step: icm
Chip EV = (50,000/500,000) × 100,000 = $10,000 2. Context: Tool example step: ICM
ICM adjusted reference = 10,000 ÷ 1.3 ≈ $7,692 3. In real tournaments, tournament life value is lower than Chip EV.
Conclusion：During the bubble, you should be tighter than Chip EV suggests; do not risk for a marginal edge.