The M-Concept was introduced by Dan Harrington in his book “Harrington on Hold’em –
Volume II: The Endgame”. Dan Harrington 📉 is a well known professional poker player and
two times World Series of Poker bracelet winner, including winning the WSOP 📉 Main Event
of 1995. The M-Concept/Zone System let’s you determine the status you’re in when
playing a poker tournament. According 📉 to your calculated (effective) M, you can find
yourself in one of the predefined zones, where different strategies
apply.
Theoretically, the 📉 M gives you an estimation of how many orbits you will last
without contributing any chips into a pot, except 📉 for paying the necessary blinds and
antes.
The poker M-Calculator below the content shows you exactly where you stand in a
📉 tourney, according to several factors and the results display your M, your effective M
(which comes in effect with less 📉 then 10 players at a table) and the zone you’re
in.
The criteria to calculate your M is as follows:
( Stack 📉 / ( BB + SB + ( Ante *
Players ) ) )
Comparable playing concepts exists, but professional poker players 📉 tend
to lean towards the M-Concept more than the others.
M-Calculator Players Select... 10 9
8 7 6 5 4 3 📉 2 Your StackR$ Big BlindR$ Small BlindR$ AnteR$ (only your own ante)
Results M ? Effective M ? Zone ?
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