ChipEV stands for ‘Chip Expected Value’ — it means every chip is worth exactly the same regardless of how many you have. This is the standard model for most of a poker tournament: from the opening hands through the middle stages, before pay jumps and ICM pressure start affecting your decisions.

If you play MTTs, ChipEV charts are the first thing you need to learn. They cover the scenarios you’ll face most often: opening ranges by position, how to respond to raises and 3-bets, and push/fold decisions at shorter stack depths. Once you have these ranges locked in, you’ll make confident, solver-approved decisions through the vast majority of every tournament.

78 eight-max solutions covering every meaningful stack depth from 3bb (pure push/fold) to 100bb (deep-stacked play). Each solution includes full action trees: open, face raise, face 3-bet, and more.

36 heads-up solutions for stack depths from 2bb to 150bb — critical for final table heads-up play or HU-specific formats.

All solutions accessible via Chart View, Range View, and the interactive Trainer.

Short answer: you probably need both. ChipEV charts assume every chip is worth the same — that’s correct for early/mid tournament stages. ICM charts factor in tournament payout structures, where your chip’s ‘real money’ value changes based on how close you are to pay jumps.

Use ChipEV charts for: early stages, middle stages, and any time you’re far from the money. Use ICM charts for: bubble play, final tables, ITM decisions, and satellite play.

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