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What Is In the Money in Poker?

Finishing in a position that receives a prize.

Common abbreviation: ITM

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What it means

A ticket-only prize should be distinguished from a cash payout in financial records.

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A practical example

A tournament pays 20 places and a player finishes 18th.

Where you will hear it

Tournament. The exact usage can vary with rules and context.

Also called: ITM, cashing

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-Money PercentageThe share of tournaments that produced an in-the-money finish.Explore ↗Multi-Table TournamentA tournament that begins with players spread across multiple tables.Explore ↗BubbleThe point just before a tournament pays or reaches another significant payout threshold.Explore ↗

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