If you take No-Limit Texas Hold'em seriously, Tournament Cruncher is an absolute must-have. This isn't a game in the traditional sense, but a high-powered Independent Chip Model (ICM) calculator that functions with the speed of a professional tool. It's the difference between guessing your equity and knowing it.
The interface allows you to quickly input stack sizes and payout structures to see exactly what your chips are worth in real money. This is vital for making correct 'push or fold' decisions near the bubble of a tournament. For a mobile app, the calculation speed is impressive, and the ability to save common tournament structures saves a lot of time at the table.
Available on: iPhone, iPod
Version 11.3Wed Oct 09 2024
A small UI and maintenance update:
* Set the text size of the toolbarsβ buttons in a cleaner way, so that the toolbars donβt overflow if you set the iOS system text size setting to a very large text size.
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An advanced poker tournament calculator, analyzer & dealmaker to give you an edge in tournaments.
*** Pay once and enjoy forever ***
No in-app purchases/fees.
Continual improvement for many years.
1) An ICM (Independent Chip Model) calculator
2) A ChipChop calculator
3) A final table chop dealmaker - compare the ICM deal with the ChipChop deal
4) An M & Q ratios, Number of Big Blinds, and Bubble Factor calculator
5) A Push/Call/Fold ICM Decision Analyzer
If this app helps you make just one better final table chop deal, it will pay for itself many times over! We suggest using this app fairly and responsibly when making final table chop deals.
Start using Tournament Cruncher today to improve your tournament game and results!
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"ICM Cruncher [Tournament Cruncher], which works great in combination with Poker Cruncher, is an Independent Chip Model (ICM) calculator that teaches you the math behind the correct decision to push, fold, or call."
-- PokerSoftware.com
Many more great reviews from poker experts, pros, and coaches, and on our TwoPlusTwo forum thread.
(See our website.)
***
If you play poker tournaments of any kind, knowledge of ICM is essential for doing well especially as you get close to the bubble or make it into the money. This is especially true for small tournaments and Sit-n-Goβs and satellites because youβre in this situation very often.
Tournaments and cash games are very different as you approach the bubble or make it into the money. In cash games itβs all about the chips, which are 1-to-1 equivalent to $βs all of the time. But in tournaments chips donβt have fixed/constant value; youβre trying to maximize your $ payout not your chips. This means you should *not* make decisions based on your chip equity or chip pot odds (thatβs cash game thinking), but on your $ payout equity and $ payout pot odds.
ICM lets you do this by "converting" chip stacks to expected $ payouts. ChipChop is an alternative popular way of doing this. Tournament Cruncher gives you both ICM and ChipChop calculators.
ICM And ChipChop Calculators, Final Table Chop Dealmaker
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+ Up to 10 players, up to 10 payouts
+ Fast ICM algorithm
+ Simple and clean one-screen design so you can see the whole scenario easily
+ Compare the ICM deal with the ChipChop deal
+ Save/load up to 6 scenarios (e.g. save the payout structures of your favorite tournaments, save and compare a few scenarios for "what if" analysis)
+ View calculation details and export to email
M & Q Ratios (And M Zone) And Number Of Big Blinds Calculator
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Your M ratio (or M number) is a measure of the health of your chip stack in relation to the cost of playing each round. This ratio to a large extent determines how you should play with your current chip stack at the current stage of the tournament. Tournament Cruncher also shows you which *M Zone* you currently fall in. In calculating these metrics, Tournament Cruncher supports both regular ante and big blind ante.
Your Q ratio describes the relation of your stack to the average stack.
Your Number of Big Blinds is of course also an important measure of the health of your chip stack.
Bubble Factor Calculator
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Bubble factor measures how big an ICM effect a given player has against another player. If your bubble factor is very close to 1, then there is very little ICM effect, and you can make decisions based pretty much on chip pot odds (as in a cash game). However if your bubble factor is significantly greater than 1, then you must make decisions based on your tournament $ equity (your ICM equity), not just on chip pot odds.
Push/Call/Fold ICM Decision Analyzers
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+ Call An All-In Or Fold?
+ Push All-In Or Fold?
***
See our website for our strong free app update history over many years.
***
App Store reviews are greatly appreciated, thank you.
***
Also please check out our companion app PokerCruncher.
***
Requires iOSΒ 12.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPodΒ touch.(ONE-TIME purchase, no further in-app purchases or continuing fees / tricks.)
An advanced poker tournament calculator, analyzer & dealmaker to give you an edge in tournaments.
*** Pay once and enjoy forever ***
No in-app purchases/fees.
Continual improvement for many years.
1) An ICM (Independent Chip Model) calculator
2) A ChipChop calculator
3) A final table chop dealmaker - compare the ICM deal with the ChipChop deal
4) An M & Q ratios, Number of Big Blinds, and Bubble Factor calculator
5) A Push/Call/Fold ICM Decision Analyzer
If this app helps you make just one better final table chop deal, it will pay for itself many times over! We suggest using this app fairly and responsibly when making final table chop deals.
Start using Tournament Cruncher today to improve your tournament game and results!
***
"ICM Cruncher [Tournament Cruncher], which works great in combination with Poker Cruncher, is an Independent Chip Model (ICM) calculator that teaches you the math behind the correct decision to push, fold, or call."
-- PokerSoftware.com
Many more great reviews from poker experts, pros, and coaches, and on our TwoPlusTwo forum thread.
(See our website.)
***
If you play poker tournaments of any kind, knowledge of ICM is essential for doing well especially as you get close to the bubble or make it into the money. This is especially true for small tournaments and Sit-n-Goβs and satellites because youβre in this situation very often.
Tournaments and cash games are very different as you approach the bubble or make it into the money. In cash games itβs all about the chips, which are 1-to-1 equivalent to $βs all of the time. But in tournaments chips donβt have fixed/constant value; youβre trying to maximize your $ payout not your chips. This means you should *not* make decisions based on your chip equity or chip pot odds (thatβs cash game thinking), but on your $ payout equity and $ payout pot odds.
ICM lets you do this by "converting" chip stacks to expected $ payouts. ChipChop is an alternative popular way of doing this. Tournament Cruncher gives you both ICM and ChipChop calculators.
ICM And ChipChop Calculators, Final Table Chop Dealmaker
--------------------
+ Up to 10 players, up to 10 payouts
+ Fast ICM algorithm
+ Simple and clean one-screen design so you can see the whole scenario easily
+ Compare the ICM deal with the ChipChop deal
+ Save/load up to 6 scenarios (e.g. save the payout structures of your favorite tournaments, save and compare a few scenarios for "what if" analysis)
+ View calculation details and export to email
M & Q Ratios (And M Zone) And Number Of Big Blinds Calculator
--------------------
Your M ratio (or M number) is a measure of the health of your chip stack in relation to the cost of playing each round. This ratio to a large extent determines how you should play with your current chip stack at the current stage of the tournament. Tournament Cruncher also shows you which *M Zone* you currently fall in. In calculating these metrics, Tournament Cruncher supports both regular ante and big blind ante.
Your Q ratio describes the relation of your stack to the average stack.
Your Number of Big Blinds is of course also an important measure of the health of your chip stack.
Bubble Factor Calculator
--------------------
Bubble factor measures how big an ICM effect a given player has against another player. If your bubble factor is very close to 1, then there is very little ICM effect, and you can make decisions based pretty much on chip pot odds (as in a cash game). However if your bubble factor is significantly greater than 1, then you must make decisions based on your tournament $ equity (your ICM equity), not just on chip pot odds.
Push/Call/Fold ICM Decision Analyzers
--------------------
+ Call An All-In Or Fold?
+ Push All-In Or Fold?
***
See our website for our strong free app update history over many years.
***
App Store reviews are greatly appreciated, thank you.
***
Also please check out our companion app PokerCruncher.
***





Tournament Cruncher is the premier tool for serious poker players. It uses the Independent Chip Model (ICM) to translate your chip stack into real-world monetary value based on the payout structure. Whether you are analyzing a hand after a session or making a quick check during a break, this app provides the mathematical edge needed to dominate tournament play and understand bubble dynamics.
Advanced ICM calculation engine
Support for up to 10 players
Customizable payout structures
Save and load tournament templates
Real-time equity adjustments
Input the remaining players and their stack sizes, then define the prize pool. The app will immediately show you each player's equity. Use the 'What If' feature to see how your equity changes if you double up versus if you lose a small pot.
Use the built-in ranges to determine if moving all-in is mathematically profitable (EV+) based on your current ICM standing and the blinds.
It is a professional tool. While anyone can use it, it requires a basic understanding of poker tournament theory to get the most value.