Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

Should you use the All-in Cashout feature?

Our coach shares the math and the mindset behind this new variance reducing feature from PokerStars.

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Video Type:

Practical analysis

Coach:

LemOn36 

Status:

Silver

Duration

97 minutes

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LemOn36 recently streamed one of his 'Monthly Specials' on a topic that a lot of people have been asking about, so today we present the recording of that webinar. 

The subject is the new PokerStars All-in Cashout feature feature where, for a 1% fee, you can avoid variance and take your equity when you are all-in. Our coach looks at it both in terms of mental game and math. 

You no doubt have a lot of questions around whether you should use this new innovation, so in this video you can expect:

  • Should you use it?
  • Is it good or bad for the games in general
  • How to deal with downswings
  • How to understand variance

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.