Side pots and split pots
What happens when someone is all-in.
- 01, open this step in the interactive versionA$40B$100C$100
Three players go all-in. A has $40, B and C have $100 each. You can only win from each opponent what you put in yourself.
- 02, open this step in the interactive versionmain pot$120 (A B C)
So the money is split into pots. The main pot takes $40 from each player: $120. All three can win it.
- 03, open this step in the interactive versionside pot$120 (B C)
B and C each have $60 more in. That makes a side pot of $120. A put in nothing more, so A can’t win it.
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A has the best hand. B has the second best. Who wins the side pot?
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answerB
whyA isn’t in the side pot, so the best hand between B and C takes it. A wins the main pot, $120. B wins the side pot, $120.
- 05, open this step in the interactive versionYou10♣ 9♦ 8♠ 7♥ 6♣Them10♥ 9♠ 8♦ 7♣ 6♦
If the best five cards are exactly equal in rank, the pot is split. Suits never break a tie.
- 06, open this step in the interactive versionYour cards7♣ 7♦Board9♠ 9♥ K♣ K♦ A♠Best fiveK♣ K♦ 9♠ 9♥ A♠
You hold 7♣ 7♦. The board is 9♠ 9♥ K♣ K♦ A♠. What is your best hand?
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answerKings and nines
whyThe board’s two pairs are both higher than yours, and the ace is the kicker. Your sevens don’t play. They’ve been counterfeited.
- 07, open this step in the interactive versionTheir cards3♣ 2♣
Your opponent holds 3♣ 2♣. How does the hand end?
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answerSplit pot
whyBoth of you play the board: K K 9 9 A. Your best five cards are identical, so you share the pot.
- 08, open this step in the interactive versionA$40B$100C$100
Count each pot by who paid into it. Compare hands only among the players in that pot.