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In no-limit or pot-limit poker, a player's M-ratio (also called 'M number', 'M factor' or just 'M') is a measure of the health of a player's chip stack as a function of the cost to play each round. In simple terms, a. The cash games at Bovada Poker include the standard games, as well as a “fast fold” game called Zone Poker, where you get new hole cards at a new table as soon as you fold your hand. This allows you to play 2-3 times as many hands per hour as you can play at the regular cash tables. Five rows, five columns, and five minutes to build the perfect poker hand! Hometown Poker Hero is a fantastic poker game in which you'll definitely need a good poker face! Play free multiplayer. Enjoy Poker at Zone Online Casino or find more games here. Train your Brain on the Go with the Microsoft Solitaire App! Play poker with the best players in the world for free!

In no-limit or pot-limitpoker, a player's M-ratio (also called 'M number', 'M factor'^[1] or just 'M') is a measure of the health of a player's chip stack as a function of the cost to play each round. In simple terms, a player can sit passively in the game, making only compulsory bets, for M laps of the dealer button before running out of chips. A high M means the player can afford to wait a high number of rounds before making a move. The concept applies primarily in tournament poker; in a cash game, a player can in principle manipulate his M at will, simply by purchasing more chips.

A player with a low M must act soon or be weakened by the inability to force other players to fold with aggressive raises.

The term was named after Paul Magriel.

Calculation[edit]

The M-ratio is calculated by the formula:

${\displaystyle M=\frac{\text{stack}}{\text{small blind}+\text{big blind}+\text{total antes}}}$

For example, a player in an eight-player game with blinds of $50/$100, an ante of $10, and a stack of $2,300 has an M-ratio of 10:

${\displaystyle M=\frac{2300}{50+100+(10\times 8)}=\frac{2300}{230}=10}$

That is, if the player only makes the compulsory bets, he will be 'blinded out' of the game in 10 rounds, or 80 hands.

Dan Harrington studied the concept in great detail in Harrington on Holdem: Volume II The Endgame, ^[2] defining several 'zones' in which the M-ratio may fall:^[3]

Effective M[edit]

Harrington further develops the concept to account for shortening tables, as is seen at the closing stages of multi-table tournaments. The M-ratio is simply multiplied by the percentage of players remaining at the table, assuming a ten-player table to be 'full'.^[5]

${\displaystyle M_{\text{Effective}}=M\times \left(\frac{\text{Players}}{10}\right)}$

Therefore, for a player with a 'simple M ratio' of 9 at a five player table, the effective M is 4.5:

${\displaystyle M_{\text{Effective}}=9\times \left(\frac{5}{10}\right)=4.5}$

This means that although the player's simple M value places him in the orange zone, his effective M dictates a shift in playing style appropriate for the red zone. In essence, ten times the effective M denotes the expected number of hands a player can let pass before running out of chips.

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References[edit]

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1. ^PokerGreed.com: Understand what hands to play in a tournament [1]. Accessed 2008-03-25
2. ^Harrington on Holdem: The Endgame - Poker Book ReviewsArchived 2006-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ ^abTournament No-Limit Hold'em: Harrington's Zone System - Poker Strategy - PokerListings.com
4. ^Harrington on Holdem, Volume II, p129
5. ^Poker Tracker 4 Review

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