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cEV / $EV (poker)

Also: cEV, $EV, chip EV, dollar EV

Poker term

Expected value in chips, and expected value in prize money.

In cash games they are the same thing. In tournaments, decide by $EV converted through ICM. Example. Doubling your chips doubles your cEV, but your $EV does not double.

Related terms

  • ICM (poker)A model that converts chip stacks into expected prize money.
  • EVThe average profit or loss if you repeated the decision.
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