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What Is In-the-Money Percentage in Poker?

The share of tournaments that produced an in-the-money finish.

Common abbreviation: ITM%

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What it means

Define the denominator carefully: tournaments, entries, or bullets can differ.

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A practical example

A player cashes in 8 of 40 tournaments for a 20% tournament ITM rate.

The calculation

ITM rate = number of in-the-money tournaments ÷ number of tournaments × 100%.

The example above shows the idea with stated assumptions. Actual decisions also depend on ranges, future action, and the game format.

A common misconception

ITM rate alone does not measure profit; small cashes can still leave a player down after costs.

Where you will hear it

Texas Hold’em, Omaha where applicable. The exact usage can vary with rules and context.

Also called: ITM%, ITM rate

Related concepts

Return on InvestmentTournament profit divided by tournament cost over a defined sample.Explore ↗Average Buy-InTotal tournament entry investment divided by the selected count of entries or tournaments, as explicitly defined.Explore ↗In the MoneyFinishing in a position that receives a prize.Explore ↗Multi-Table TournamentA tournament that begins with players spread across multiple tables.Explore ↗Pot CommitmentA loose description of a situation where folding after prior investment may be costly.Explore ↗

Keep learning

Study this idea in a wider poker context, then return to the dictionary whenever a term needs a closer look.

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Published 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · Flawless Poker Cosmic Codex