"M-ratio" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Named after Paul Magriel. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} M-ratio (uncountable)
  1. (poker) A measure of the health of one's stack: the stack divided by the sum of the small blind, the big blind and the antes of each player. The result (M) is the time (the number of orbits) it would take for one's chips to deplete if the player only passively places their forced bets and otherwise folds. Wikipedia link: M-ratio, Paul Magriel Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-M-ratio-en-noun-LV8Xc8m7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: card-games, poker
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