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ITM%

In-the-money percentage — share of tournaments where you cash.

What is ITM% in poker?

ITM% — In-the-money percentage — share of tournaments where you cash. ITM% (in-the-money percentage) is the share of tournaments a player cashes in. Most tournaments pay the top 10–15% of finishers, so the natural baseline is roughly 12–15%. Winning tournament players typically run a slightly higher ITM% (15–22%), but the most profitable players push deeper when they do cash — meaning ITM% alone is not a complete metric. Track ITM% alongside ROI for a full picture.

Formula

ITM% = (tournaments cashed / tournaments played) × 100

Example

A player who cashes in 12 of 80 tournaments has a 15% ITM. If those cashes average a 4× buy-in return, ROI is roughly (0.15 × 4 − 1) × 100 = −40%. ITM by itself does not tell you if you are winning.

How StackEdge uses ITM%

StackEdge tracks ITM% automatically from your session log and surfaces it across the analytics dashboard, alongside related metrics — broken down by game type, venue, stakes, day of week, and time of day. See the full analytics suite →

Related terms

ROI — Return on investment — average profit per dollar of tournament buy-in.
Sample Size — Number of hands or tournaments — determines how reliable your win rate is.
Variance — The statistical spread of your poker results around your expected win rate.

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Last updated: May 19, 2026 · Written by Timothy J. Casatelli

ITM% (Poker Glossary) — Definition + Formula | StackEdge