For an instance, in a no limit, anti game, player 1 has $10.00 and bets $5.00. Eventually, player 2 sees the $5.00. Same thing with player 3, sees the $5.00, but unlike player 2 he raises $30.00.

What do you think, will this situation force player 1 to fold? Or else will just cause him to go all in with the $5.00 remaining and a side pot created? Any idea?

Thanks!

Rohanne

Rohanne,

Player one will not be forced to fold. They can go all-in for the $5 and a side pot is created.

I’m wondering if who is entitled for which pot. Who wins what? And how can I find out the answer?

If possible, kindly explain things to me in a simple manner. And if you can, please cite a specific situation. Let’s say for an instance there are four players who go all in on the same betting round and walk me through. In your opinion, how can I effectively ascertain who wins what?

Thanks in advance.

Nice and helpful site!

Jaheim

Jaheim,

I will give you an example of a situation involving four players who go all in but have different stack sizes. Player A has 2,000 chips, Player B has 5,000 chips, Player C has 1,000 chips, and Player D has 8,000 chips. The blinds are 250 and 500 and player D has the button. Player A posts 250 for the small blind and Player B posts 500 for the big. Player C moves all in for 1,000 chips. Player D then raises to 5,000 which is enough to cover the rest of the table. Both Player A and B call.

There will be three side pots in this scenario. First we will start with the shortest stack. Pull 1,000 from each stack and make that the main pot. Every player will be eligible for this pot. Next, take the remaining 1,000 from Player A, pull 1,000 from Player B and D, and make a second side pot. Players A, B, and D are eligible for this pot. Now take the remaining 3,000 from player B’s stack and put it with the remaining 3,000 from player D’s bet and make a third side pot.

The pots are then awarded based on the last one created. Players B and D will show down for side pot 3. The winner will then face off with player A for side pot 2. The winner of side pot 2 will face off with Player C for the main pot.

What do you think, should the bet to player C be $8 or else $10?

Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks!

Andrew

Andrew,

Since player C is calling a raise, the amount that he needs to call is $8.

I have some questions in mind. Hope you have extra time to answer them. Thanks in advance.

1. Last night, in our game, we had 2 blinds. Then when we are already down to two players, those two pay the blind and action continues. Is this correct?
2. Is Ace for a high hand or a low hand? Or it will just depends on called hand?
3. Can you make your best five card hand directly from the table? If so, then what if this just leave things open to many ties by which will just eventually trigger the players to play the table? Any idea?
4. For an instance, there are 3 players in the pot and then one goes all in. As a result, a main and side pot are made. Do you think the player who went all in must show his cards? If so, when?

Thanks again!

Harley

Harley,

1. Yes there are still two blinds heads up. The dealer button is the small blind, and the other player is the big blind.
2. An ace can play high or low. The only time that it plays as a low hand is when it completes a low straight, also known as a wheel. (A-2-3-4-5)
3. Yes, if your best five card hand is the five cards in the middle, that is your hand. When there is a made hand on board, in many cases there will be a tie.
4. An all-in player is required to show their hand. They must wait until either only one opponent remains in the hand or when showdown occurs at the river and the side pot is determined.

Well, I actually drop by because I wanted to ask something. I’ve been playing no limit home tournaments for some time now and in almost all my games I find it hard to deal with stuff about being short stacked.

Ever since, I believe that when you are short stacked and had to go all in you’ll just win the amount of chips you had left, times the number of opponents in the pot. However, in televised tournaments, things were different.

For an instance, the blinds are $500 / $1000 and you are playing three handed. Then let’s say you just lost a hand for most of your chips and are down to $300 and are now the small blind. Eventually, the dealer calls $1000 and you are all in for $300. Later on the big blind calls $1000. My question now is, are you now limited to winning only $900 for your $300 plus the $300 coming from every dealer and the big blind or as much as $2300 for your $300 plus the $1000 from every preflop bettors? Or else, to $1600 for your $300, the $1000 from the big blind and $300 from the dealer?

Any idea? Thank you.
Mark

Mark,

If you are all in for 300, the most you can win off each opponent is 300. In your example you can win 900 total. I know why television tournaments are confusing you. In most pro tournaments, at some point ante’s are introduced to go along with the blinds. Television tournaments are heavily edited so you do not see the antes put in the pot. Therefore, the person that had 300 left in a tournament with antes may actually had to ante up 50 before the hand. If there are 9 players at the table, there is 450 in the pot in addition to the blinds. If that is the case, you player would win the 900 and the 450 in antes.