Join Date: Sep 2007
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If you are reviewing late phase of 180s with less han 60 remaining I recommend to perform calculations in ICM mode.
In ICM mode you are talking about % of total prize pool, not useless metric of % of stack in chips. In MTTs bubble factor is always greater than 1, or won chips are always worth less than lost. So doing chip EV based review misses the whole essense of MTT - payout structure.
Once you are in ICM mode you will notice that 0% value makes the most sense. You can switch the program to dollar $EV mode and see how much each action is worth in dollars so you can better relate to those values. Note that MTT consists of many hands, so making even 0.01% of prize pool in 1 hand is a good result generally.
In early stage of MTT you are limited to Chip EV calculations, and I don't know the right answer of your question for early phase. Would like to hear what others think.