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Message: [QUOTE="IADaveMark, post: 6944589, member: 490208"] One of the differences in hand play with ICM is that you want to chase less and have showdown value more. For example, in Chip-EV there is not that huge of a difference between 55 and 89s. However, in order to realize the value of 89s, you may have to "see all 5" to make it come true. While going all in pre is going to ensure that, regular handplay can get expensive seeing that many streets. With the pocket pair you already know you have showdown value. Another way of putting it is that ICM is going to have you a bit more defensive. i.e. don't lose chips. Whereas, chip EV is much more like a cash game where you are just trying to accumulate more chips because it is inherently a 0-sum game. [/QUOTE]