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orbitCostChips

One orbit of posted cost in chips: smallBlind + bigBlind + sum(antesFromSeats).

orbitCostChips(smallBlind: number, bigBlind: number, antesFromSeats: number[]): number

Import

const poker = require('poker-calculations');

ESM (Node):

import { createRequire } from 'module';
const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
const poker = require('poker-calculations');

When to use

Use as the denominator building block for Harrington M, survival estimates, or “how many orbits until I blind out” without recomputing sb + bb + antes.

How to use

console.log(poker.orbitCostChips(1, 2, [])); // 3
console.log(poker.orbitCostChips(1, 2, [0.5, 0.5])); // 4

See also

harringtonM · stackInBigBlinds