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Not exactly sure what happens in multi-way poker all-in situations and how to calculate poker side pots? We’re answering questions about all-in bets, rules for side pots, and how to calculate them for cash games and tournaments.
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September 24, 2022 · 5 minutes to read
There are a lot of different scenarios that can materialize in home poker games, poker tournaments or cash games. So we’ll do our best to walk you through the most common all in situations you’ll find.
We’ve also created the perfect tool to end any confusion about side pots and all ins in your poker home games – theSide Pot Calculator. Just enter the numbers into the calculator and it does all the work for you, explaining who wins what amount from the pot.
If you’re still confused about all-in situations from time to time, you’re not alone. Any specific questions you might have let us know in the comments below and we’ll do our best to solve the dilemma for you. Read more:
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Rules for All-In Situations in Poker
No-Limit or “All In” poker gives each player the chance to only bet what’s in front of them at the poker table. These are called “table stakes,” it means that in a poker hand you can only bet whatever money or chips you had on the table when the hand started. You can’t reach for your wallet and bet more money, or put your car keys in the middle. What’s on the table is the only money you can put “all in” – even if it doesn’t match up exactly with the amount your opponent has.
All In Rules – Two Players
There are always situations where one player has more money (or chips) at the table than another. With just two players in the pot, this is an easy situation to resolve. A player can always call an “all in” with the rest of his or her chips. He or she is only eligible to win the portion of the pot that totals his or her entire stack at the start of the hand, though.
Example: There's $100 in the pot. You have $25 left and your opponent bets $50. You are not “priced out” of the pot so to speak.If you want to call, you can put your $25 in the pot. In this case, if no other players match the $50 bet, the opponent gets $25 back immediately - the amount you couldn't match.The player who shows down the best hand picks up the full pot in the middle of the table.
More Players = Side Pots
All-in rules for two players are pretty straightforward. Even if you don’t have enough in your stack to match the full all in bet you can always put whatever you have left into the middle and be eligible to win that portion of the pot. When three or more players are involved, things can get a little more complicated. Not impossible to figure out. But you'll need to create “side pots” that match up with what each player has is his stack/put into the middle.
RULE:The golden, overarching rule to keep in mind is that each player matches each opponents' bet with as much as is left in his stack.
- All players still in the pot are obligated to match whatever the smallest stack has contributed to the pot. This is the "main pot.”
- The player with the next smallest stack then is required to match remaining bets from players with bigger stacks, and so on.
- This is put into a “side pot” with each respective player.
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How to Calculate Side Pots
Say there are three players left in a hand with stacks as follows:
- Player A: $25
- Player B: $50
- Player C: $100
All players have gone all in. Based on the size of the smallest stack, the main pot has $75 in it - $25 from each player. This is the total amount Player A can win in the hand. The remaining chips of Player B ($25) are then matched up against the all-in bet from Player C. As he only has $25 more, Player C is only required to put in $25 to "cover" his extra bet.
The "side pot," contested only between Players B and C, is $50. As Player C has $50 no other player can match, that $50 is returned to his or her stack immediately. At showdown all players are eligible to win the main $75 pot.
If Player A has the best hand, he wins the main pot and the main pot only. Players B and C then compare their hands. The best hand between those two then takes the $50 side pot. If Player B or C has the best hand between all three players, that player takes the money in both the main pot and the side pot. If more than three players go All-In during a hand side pots are contested between individual players based on the exact same formula.
Important note: Only players who have contributed to a side pot can win the money in that side pot.
Try out our Side Pot Calculator right here to see it in action.
Betting Rules for All-In Situations
What happens if a player goes all in with a bet or a raise but it's not enough for a full raise to be completed?
There are two common rules: the "full bet" rule or the half bet rule.If the "full bet" rule is in effect, as it usually is in No-Limit games, and the amount of an all-in is less than the minimum bet or the full amount of the previous raise, it's now a "real" raise and doesn't reopen the betting. If the "half bet" rule is in play if the amount is over half the minimum bet itisa raise and reopens the action.
Example: Player 1 bets $50 into the pot and the player that acts next goes all in for $65. As the extra $15 is not enough to constitute a "full raise" on Player 1's original bet, a third player can still raise instead of call as he has not yet had the option to raise. Player 1 would then be able to call or raise the amount of Player 3's raise.
If the third player just calls, however, Player 1 can't re-raise as it would essentially be re-raising his own original bet. Player 1 can only call the extra $15 from both players and would contest an extra side pot of $30 with Player 3. The main pot would have $50 from all three players in it for a total of $150.
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Side Pot and All-in FAQs
When u play poker, do you win all the money?
In Texas Holdem, you can win the total pot amount after each hand / round. You do this by having the best hand at showdown or by having all the other players fold to you. Sometimes, two players may have the same hand and will split the pot - so neither gets all the money (chips). In a cash game, you get this straight away and can cash out anytime. Meanwhile, at the end of a tournament, there will be a payout structure where the total buy-ins of all the players (minus rake taken by the house if any) are split among the top players. So rarely does a single player claim all the money.
What does all-in mean in poker?
When a player goes all-in, they're committing their entire chip stack to the pot. In a poker hand you can bet - at maximum - the money or chips you have left on the table.
When can a player go all in in Texas Holdem?
In a Fixed Limit Texas Holdem game, you can only bet as much as the pot. But in a no-limit Texas holdem game, you can virtually go all-in any time you want. However, you'll only be eligible to win your stack multiplied by the amount of callers = the main pot. Also, the 'All-In' rule in table stakes allows the player to call a bet even when they don't have enough chips, instantly putting them all-in.
We suggest you don't bluff all-in. And only perform this move when you're sure you have the winning hand. Or if you have a short stack of chips and a strong hand pre-flop, like pocket pairs or AK suited.
How do side pots work in poker?
If two players go all-in, and the bigger stack of chips wins, then the other player is out. On the other hand, if the shorter stack wins, they get double their chips from their opponent. However, if there are 3 or more players in a pot with at least one all-in, chips get added to both the main pot and side pot.
The all-in player can only win their stake - which in this case is the amount of their whole stack (all-in). So if the other two or more players are all-in with bigger stacks or alternatively continue to bet "on the side", these additional chips go into a SIDE POT. If the all-in player wins the hand, they can only win the main pot. The second best hand will take the side pot.
Who wins the side pot in poker?
Scenario 1:
If player A has 500 chip stack, play B has 1,000 chips and player C has 1,500, there would be a side pot. Because the 500-chip stack can't win more than their stake. Who wins the round determines who wins the main pots and side pots. But say Player A has the best hand, they get their 500 back plus the 500 from player B and 500 from player C. If player C has the second-best hand, they get the extra 500 chips in the side pot from player B's all-in and Player B would be out. And vice versa if player B wins.
Scenario 2:
One player is all-in pre-flop and two other players call the all-in, so all these chips go into the main pot. The other two players still have chips to bet with, unlike player A and continue to bet after the flop until the river. At showdown all three players show cards and player A is the winner. Player A can only win the main pot. So the second-best hand from Player B or C will take the side pot.
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Mike
2022-08-21 07:45:57
6 handed, Blinds are 2000, 4000. Under the gun calls 4000, plus 1 raises all in for 5000. Action folds to the big blind who calls for 5000. Can the under the gun player reraise the 5000 or can they only call.
Arved Klöhn
2022-08-22 09:14:33
@Mike: UTG cannot raise as the 5k raise from the player in UTG+1 is not a complete raise. The player UTG can only call or fold.
Lonny williams
2021-12-17 03:36:38
I have seen the question but not the answer. Blinds are 5&10 first to act calls player 4calls big and small blinds just all. Flop comes first to act goes all in with 8 do players 4 and the blinds have to call the blind or can they call just the eight? Thank you have been searching and haven’t found a definite answer.
Arved Klöhn
2021-12-17 10:23:19
@Lonny: In No-Limit Hold’em, the minimum bet is usually the big blind. But given the player first to act is all-in, the next players only have to call the all-in (i.e. 8 in this case).
Carbon Reynolds
2021-11-25 16:29:57
Player 1 raises to $6000 I throw in a $5000 chip thinking he just bet $1000 he’s declares he bet $6000 can I fold since I didn’t complete the bet or do I have to put in the rest of my chips
Arved Klöhn
2021-11-25 17:14:01
@Carbon: Your option after this action is either to call and put in the remaining $1000 or to fold. But if you fold, you will forfeit the $5000 you already put in the pot.
Michael
2021-11-06 13:27:44
I went all in before the river by pushing all my chips in.As I took my hand away I called”all in”.Player called for an adjudicator saying I did not state all in before I pushed.Adjudicator said my bet was the bottom chip of my stack and I had to take the rest back.Surely the action of pushing all chips in is clearly “intent”.
Would appreciate any comment. It was a costly lesson.Thank you.
Manal Nassar
2021-11-15 13:13:11
Hi Micheal,
We recommend always announcing the action clearly either prior to or as you’re doing it. That way there can be no confusion. The dealer in turn will repeat your action and confirm it. Each Adjudicator can rule by their own discretion and each house has their own set of rules so we also advise reading through those House rules prior to playing at the venue.
Should you need further assistance please let us know.
PokerListings Team
Kresten Hougaard
2021-09-29 07:29:52
@Ramsey – There is no side-pot in this case. A side-pot only occurs if the two players with more chips continue the betting. Or if one would have raised to for example 1200 and the other would have called. Then there would be a side-pot of 600+600, which is the amount they both put extra into the pot.
Ramsey
2021-09-24 16:00:15
Blinds $1000 3 players. All 3 players call $1000 preflop. After flop player 1 UTG goes all in with only $600, Player 2 says call and matches $600, player 3 says call and matches $600? Is there a forced side pot since 2 and 3 still has chips or do they have 1 pot still since they only called $600 after the flop?
Karen
2021-09-19 01:16:20
If player ones goes in, second player calls and third player raises. 1st player is all in and can’t compete for 2nd pot. BUT 2nd player doesnt want to play for second pot just continue with first pot. Do they (2nd) need to fold and just lose out on both pots? 1st player can’t bet on 2nd pot and 2nd player doesn’t want to… does only 2nd player lose out on both just because they have chips to bet? Or just lose out on 2nd pot? Is that a fold on whole round?
Arved Klöhn
2021-09-21 11:22:30
The 2nd player has to play either for both or for none of the pots. He cannot chose to just play the first pot. If he has chips behind and player #3 bets, he either has to call or he forfeits all stakes in the first pot as well.
Kresten Hougaard
2021-09-03 13:21:10
Kay, good question as it’s a bit of a special situation.
When the big blind is 10$ and one player bets all-in of 15$ this is considered a raise that the small and big blind players can just call if they want. If the small blind calls the 15$ and the big blind wants to raise, the minimum he can raise is still 20$ (the all-in player raised 5$, so big blind can raise 10$ (double the amount) and 10$, or raise to 20$ is also the original minimum raise). Had the all-in been 14$ the big blind’s minimum raise would still be 20$.
Kay
2021-08-29 15:46:41
Hi,
Have a technical question – 3 players left in a game. The big blind is $10, the 1st player (UTG) has $15 left and bets all-in. 2nd player calls.
Question – how much should the 2nd player pay?
A) – Just $15 (i.e. the 1st player’s bet) or
B) – $20 because there is a 3rd player in the game and the minimum raise would have been $10 (i.e. $10, the blind + $10, the minimum raise).
C) – And finally, what should be the 3rd Player’s bet, if he wishes to raise the 2nd player?
thanks
mai nguyen
2021-07-31 04:57:41
may i ask if player 1 call 80 , players 2 race 160 and players 3 all in 180 so can play 1 all in ?
Debbie from PokerListings
2021-08-09 11:09:10
yes, player 1 will need to call for another 100, they can raise more if they have a bigger stack or even go all-in.
Player 2 then needs to decide if they want to join player 1 and 3 in continuing the hand.
Terry
2021-07-24 03:30:40
In Texas holdem no limit, two players left in the hand, first player goes all in and I am last to act, no players behind me, is it legal for me to show.my cards before I declare if I call or if I fold? To get a read on the all in player
Debbie from PokerListings
2021-08-09 11:13:23
Hey Terry,
In many casinos this will be considered an action.
Showing your cards face up may indicate a call.
Pushing your cards face down indicates a fold and you don’t have to show.
Vicky
2021-04-30 07:00:40
Hi, so there was a disagreement on the table. There were 3 people involved in this hand. Player A went all in with his hand. Player B called the All in. Player C called and went all in with whatever he had left. So there is a side pot between player C and Player B now. Player B and player C agreed to run it twice for the side pot. Now since the flop was already there, the rest of the board ran twice and the first one was won by player C and the second one was won by Player B.
Now player C is saying the entire pot (main and side pot) will get chop chop whereas player B says the run it twice is only applicable for side pot and not the main pot. On our table we don’t allow multiple times running with more than 2 people but 2 people can run it with excess amount when a side pot is created. But now is player B eligible for the chop chop of the main pot or only the side pot? So In a scenario where player A would have won he would have taken The main pot and side pot would be chop chop between player B and C. Please advise.
Arved Klöhn
2021-05-21 08:49:59
@Vicky: This really depends on your house specific rules. But the way you stated the rules, it seems rather clear, that the main pot is not run twice as three players are involved. So the run it twice only applies to the side pot regardless whether the main pot is chopped or not.
Andrea
2021-04-14 19:58:53
Hi, if 3 players go in all in, players A and B have more chips then player C, player A win, who take the second place? Player B becouse had more chips then player C, or who had the best hand?(between B and C)
Arved Klöhn
2021-05-21 08:58:11
@Andrea: In that case the side pot (between player B and C) is decided by the better hand between player B and player C.
Loïc
2021-03-09 09:38:20
when only two players are left and both go all-in right after the blinds, does the round stops here and both players have to show their hands, only taken into account the current available cards, or should the dealer draw the remaining cards regardless and then see who has the best hand?
Debbie from PokerListings
2021-03-26 10:53:55
Hey Loïc,
If the final two players are all-in, they immediately flip over cards and the dealer deals out the rest of the community cards on the board.
The winner is determined after the final river card.
Chloe
2021-03-04 21:52:35
When there is 3 players left, 1 player has gone all in & the other two are still betting against each other, should the player that’s gone all in show their cards?
Debbie from PokerListings
2021-03-05 17:32:51
Hey Chloe, no the all-in player will turn over their cards at showdown along with the other two players but can only win the main pot (not side pot where the other two players kept betting into).
Trever
2021-03-04 06:12:06
If all players call the big blind and the last player raises all in and some call his all in can the player before the all in re raise all in after he called the original bet from big blind.
Debbie from PokerListings
2021-03-05 17:38:04
Hey Trevor, yes they can, because the call referred to a lower bet, if there is a new raise, that player needs to then call that higher bet or fold.
Rick
2021-03-04 05:01:51
If I go all in with 500 dollars and there is one person left in the game, and that person asks me for a chip count do I have to give that person one or is it up to the dealer because I do not want to give that person a tell.
Debbie from PokerListings
2021-03-05 17:36:17
Hey Rick, I’m assuming this is live poker since online the player would see the all-in amount regardless.
Since it’s an all-in, the floor man may rule to give the count. If the player had asked for a count without you having bet, you are not obliged, you can give a random number if you want. However, you do need to show your stack – and they can estimate based on that.
Colin
2021-02-18 03:32:06
If player A goes all in for 100 and player B calls for 100, and player C re raises all in for 300 but player B folds. Can Player A win the 500 pot if he wins the hand or does player C take the remainder 200 back because player A only has 100 in the pot.
My main question is that can someone take chips back to their pile since the person that went all in doesn’t have enough
Arved Klöhn
2021-03-01 10:49:45
@Colin: Player A can only win the main pot. Any bets exceeding the 100, that Player A has put into the pot cannot be won by him. In this case this means that A cannot win whatever Player C has put into the pot that is more than 100. Since no other player is left in the hand apart from A and C, player C can immediately take the 200 back.
joe
2021-02-16 22:35:15
multi way pot in omaha… short stack at $200 repots allin, other 6 players ($500) stacks each all go allin.. short stack only wants to run it once main pot $1,400..:,side pot $1,800 all want to run it multiple times except for short stack.. how does it work. In other words who qualifies for which pots? is it that main pot can only be run once and side pot is for multiple times?
Arved Klöhn
2021-03-01 10:53:44
@joe: I don’t think there’s an easy way to run it once and multiple times in the same hand for different pots. I’m not saying it’s impossible, but it’s certainly nothing that any rule book covers. Maybe have one run for the main pot and multiple runs for the side pot?
Kathleen
2021-02-12 18:53:43
I am player A. I’m playing with B and C. I won with a small straight. The board said “paying side pots”. Player B was paid almost $100 and he had a pair of kings. I got the rest of pot. Why the side bet? I feel I should have gotten all of it.
Arved Klöhn
2021-03-01 10:54:58
@Kathleen: We’re missing some information about the hand here. My guess is that players B & C had more chips than you and played for the side pot.
Bobby
2021-01-28 20:04:38
scenario: 3 players left A,B & C Player B goes all in, Player C goes all in, Player A says, “Call”. Player A has both B & C covered with his chip stack. after player A calls he flips his cards. Dealer claimed it was a muck.. Who is right Dealer or Player A
Debbie from PokerListings
2021-02-01 10:55:45
Hey Bobby,
I’m not sure why dealer declared it a muck if Player A announced his call before flipping cards over?
If two players are all in and the third calls anyway, they all need to flip cards as there is no further betting.
Barry
2021-01-09 21:37:55
If someone says all in on turn, then the river card comes and the person that initiated the all in bet says hold on, does the turn still stand?
Arved Klöhn
2021-01-12 14:22:36
@Barry: Yes. If a player moves all-in on the turn, the action has to stand.
Mark
2020-12-30 01:41:20
What would happen If player A raises 1,200 and player B matches it but player C only has 250 and calls an all in. If player C wins how much would he win. The full 2,400 or?
Debbie from PokerListings
2021-01-05 09:31:18
Hey Mark,
No, Player C will would win back their 250 + 250 from Player A and 250 from Player B (Total Pot: 750).
The rest goes into a side pot which either Player A or Player B will take, according to who has the second best hand.
(In this case 1900 pot unless Player A and B have continued betting after Player C’s all-in – because in this case, the pot would be bigger.)
Daryl Morrison
2020-08-18 06:28:41
Okay I’ve been looking for an answer but nothing seems to clearly state it.
In regular tournament style Texas hold’em, you have a big blind of 8,000 and a small of 4,000. If player A is forced all in because he is small blind with 2,000. And player B is the big blind of 8,000. It ends up being heads up between player A and B, what amount can player be win? Is it 4,000? Or is it 10,000?
Debbie from Pokerlistings
2020-08-27 09:10:45
Hey Daryl,
Player B’s max profit can only be Player A’s max stack amount – which is the 2,000 in this case.
Amer
2020-07-15 08:24:47
I think there is a problem in their example
Betting Rules for All-In Situations
What happens if a player goes all in with a bet or a raise but it’s not enough for a full raise to be completed?
There are two common rules: the “full bet” rule or the half bet rule. If the “full bet” rule is in effect, as it usually is in No-Limit games, and the amount of an all-in is less than the minimum bet or the full amount of the previous raise, it’s now a “real” raise and doesn’t reopen the betting. If the “half bet” rule is in play if the amount is over half the minimum bet it is a raise and reopens the action.
Example: Player 1 bets $50 into the pot and the player that acts next goes all in for $65. As the extra $15 is not enough to constitute a “full raise” on Player 1’s original bet, a third player can still raise instead of call as he has not yet had the option to raise. Player 1 would then be able to call or raise the amount of Player 3’s raise.
If the third player just calls, however, Player 1 can’t re-raise as it would essentially be re-raising his own original bet. Player 1 can only call the extra $15 from both players and would contest an extra side pot of $30 with Player 3. The main pot would have $50 from all three players in it for a total of $150.
Joe
2020-06-28 12:11:59
Scenario: No Limit Game
Player 1 bets 100.00
Player 2 calls 100.00
Player 3 goes All in with 115.00
Question:
Can player 1 re-raise and go all-in with about 250.00 more chips? Or can he only call the extra 15.00?
Arved Klöhn
2020-06-30 07:34:17
Player 1 can only call the 15. The all-in raise was a so called incomplete raise. When a raise is less than 50% of the previous raise it’s technically an incomplete raise and counts as a call.
Wouter
2020-06-17 15:01:50
Say there are only 2 players left, who both go all-in. Player A goes all-in with 500 and player B with 1000. Say player A wins. Does that mean that player B only loses 500 chips, or loses all his chips and the whole game?
PokerListings
2020-06-23 07:35:36
Hey Wouter,
Player A can only win the 500 off the other player since this was their max. bet. So in this case, after this hand, the tables will flip and player A will have 1000 chips, while player B will have 500.
Rajeev
2020-05-14 17:10:45
In a tournament three person goes all in.
Player A – 500
Player B – 1000
Player c – 1500
Player A and B goes all in. Player C had best cards and he got all the chips
Now player A had better cards than player B. So according to the rules who is 2nd and who is 3rd in position?
PokerListings
2020-06-03 11:41:28
Hey Rajeez,
If player C has the best hand and both player A and B are all-in, Player C takes all their chips and they’re both out.
In the payout/tournament position structure, it’s according to chips. So if both player A and B bust at the same time, B would have a higher position than A because they had more chips in that hand.
If in another scenario Player A has the best hand, then Player A wins the main pot (500+500+500 because the max bet was 500). If in this same scenario, Player C has the second best hand, this player may win the side pot which would consist of the other 500 from Player B and only player B would be out.
Jules
2020-04-01 02:06:16
If Someone has 5 chips left and calls all in and the other player (if there are only two) has more than that would they still have to put all in.
Eg. Billy has 5 chips left and calls all in but Sam has 20 chips left. Would Sam have to put in his 20 chips because Billy called all in or could he just put in 5?
PokerListings
2020-04-13 11:03:27
Hey Jules,
If Sam calls an all-in he would be calling Billy’s maximum, which in this case is 5 chips.
Billy can’t wager more than he has and hence can’t win more than double his 5 chips if it is heads up play (just him and Sam in the hand).
J.C.
2019-12-15 01:17:13
So in Omaha home tournament SB is 200 BB is 400. 3rd player goes all in for 600. 4th player calls the 600 as well as 3 others. Now question. Is this correct or should the 3rd player have made a full raise of 800?
PokerListings
2020-05-13 15:04:36
Hey JC,
If it’s 400 to call and the third player (Under the Gun position) elects to go all in for 600 instead of just calling 400, then this is fine. That player can’t raise double for 800 because they don’t have the chips. Then new price to call is 600 for the rest of the players.
Norm
2019-12-10 12:36:54
I have a question..say I’m big blind and the blinds are 4000.8000.under the gun raises t0 35 an next to act goes all in for 45k…everybody folds around to me .can I just call 45k …. because I was told tonight if I call it has to be a raise
PokerListings
2020-05-13 15:08:19
Hey Norm,
If you’re big blind and have put in your 8K already and someone goes all-in for 45K – then you would need to put in 37K more to call.
If everyone has folded around to you, then it seems it’s a potential heads up. So you raising isn’t necessary against a player who is already all in because they cannot win back more than they stake. That’s why it’s just a call in this case. Hope this clarifies it!
Blur
2017-09-26 00:19:57
For example player 1 raised $50 then player 2 raised $20 that makes him in the status all-in and he still on the game and still has a chance to win a side pot then player 3 has $100 on table, isn’t it unfair for player 3 because the only choice the player 3 got is to raise $50 or fold which will remove him/her from the round while the player 2 still has a chance to win a side pot? Why don’t the poker game has a choice which the player 3 can raised $20 too and fight with player 2 to win the side pot? I find it unfair for the player who still has a big money on the table if there is an all-in player on the table.
Psyklosion
2017-09-17 00:41:58
My comment from 2 years ago is incorrect. I have had this situation come up many times and the ruling I have always been given was that everyone can just call the $25. This only applies after the flop though. If this happened preflop and there was a live big blind “50” in play, the remaining players would be required to call the big blind “50,” and there would be a sidepot for the extra 25’s.
Another example would be if someone bet 50 “minimum” after the flop, and another player went all in for 75 total. The players remaining in the hand would only need to call 75. Now depending on the casino in this example, the player who originally bet may or may not be able to reraise when the action comes back around. Some places say a full raise can only reopen the action, and some places only require 50% of a full raise to reopen the action. That is a different issue entirely however.
Vito Ugenti
2017-09-16 02:57:45
I would like to know what the real answer is for this question as it just happened in my home game. Blinds were 2500/5000, and post-flop player 1 goes all-in for 2k. I am in second position and tried to call the 2k bet, and they said I had to make it 5k which I didn’t think was correct for this situation.
Brian Galebach
2017-05-03 15:37:40
Player 4 should take back $600, because the highest other player is at $1200, compared to their all-in of $1800. The main pot is $2000, comprised of $500 from all four players (including player 2, who folded). The side pot is $1700, comprised of $700 each from players 1 and 4, plus $300 in dead money from player 2, who folded. So players 1 and 4 can win up to $3700 (main pot plus side pot), and player 5 can win up to $2000 (main pot only).
Mke
2017-03-22 23:22:26
We had confusion at a game today please help clarify.
Player 1 posts a $400 small blind
Player 2 posts an $800 big blind
Player 4 goes all in with $1800
Player 5 goes all in with $500
Player 1 goes all in with $1200
Player 2 folds
What are the pot calculations?
My calculations:
Player 5 should get $500 x 3/1500 + 500 from big blind that folded=$2000
Player 1 + 4 should get 1100 + 1300 + 300=2700
Player 4 takes back 200
Is this correct?
disqus_yWKTV6ieOW
2017-03-02 16:00:45
Please could anyone explain the under bet or under raise rule. I need hard proof
James Stevens
2017-01-24 22:25:36
Near as I can tell, Player 3 owes $1000 to the main pot, and $1000 to Player 2, assuming Player 3 matched Player 2’s All In.
Larry
2017-01-19 01:05:51
I have a question I hope someone can answer..there are 3 players in the hand and $500 in the pot. After the turn player #1 goes all in he has $1000. Left in his stack..player #2 goes all in he has $2,000. In his stack player #3 has $4000.. player #1 & 2 have the same hand and split the hand.. my question is how much more does player #3 have to pay.
賣洋蔥
2016-12-18 03:35:39
I have a question about betting rule on all in situations. E.g. Player 1 bet $50, player 2 called $50, then player 3 all in with $65. In your explanation above, player 1 has no option to reraise, but does he has the option to all in the rest of his stake? It is a no limit game.
Diana
2016-08-30 11:07:57
Oops typo, correct, Player 4 wins all.
Ashwini Mendon
2016-08-30 00:56:11
if player 4 wins
wont he get 320+680+100?
Tamer
2016-08-12 13:00:50
I have a question about the big blind or small blind being all in in pot limit poker… Let’s say the blinds are 5-10… the small blind posts 5 and the big blind post 7 all in. What’s the pot limit raise? I mean, someone could still raise 25 (5 + 10 + 10), right, which would be 35 total (10 raised 25)? Then what about a pot limit reraise: like, now, can the next player raise (35 + 35 + 10 + 5) or can they only raise (35 + 35 + 7 + 5)? Any advice would be great.
Diana
2016-07-04 02:56:59
Yup, bet is indeed open and player 1 can re-raise the bet if he wants to (minimum of 160)
Diana
2016-07-04 02:55:15
Remaining players must play $50 to match current big blind. I’m under assumption you meant that first to act went all-in with $25. If not, obviously first to act must do minimum bet of $50. On another scenario, if someone did $50, then someone goes all-in with $75, remaining players only need to match $75 and don’t need to follow the “double the blind” rule.
Diana
2016-07-04 02:49:37
Where I would place chips.
Player 1 – 0 (loss all 300 due to folding preflop)
Player 2 – 320 – 4*80 all win=320
Player 3 – 360 – 3*120 all win=680
Player 4 – auto wins 100 (does not need to win the hand to gain 100)
If Player 4 wins, technically he would win 780 total.
Since Player 1 did play with fold, he cannot back out his chips. Nothing is returned.
Aditya Tibrewala
2016-07-01 03:59:23
This happened to me the other day and we didnt know what to do. It was a tournament game pre-flop scenario.
Player 1 Small blind puts 300
Player 2 Big blind goes all in with 80
Player 3 goes all in with 200
Player 4 calls with 600.
Player 1 small blind folds
Firstly, if the big blind does not have enough, does that mean the blinds and the respective calls change? i.e. small blind becomes 40?
As per this scenario, the first pot gets created with 80*4. The second pot gets created between players 3,4 & 1 with 120*3. Effectively player 4 gets back his 400 but the small blind folded and still has 100 left of his bet, does that come back? Can the small blind come back if players cannot match up to it? If no, then what happens to the extra 100 that gets left over?
iamthegoat
2016-06-23 14:41:10
Yes, player 1 has the option to fold, call the all in of player 7 ($18), or raise.
Jeremy
2016-06-09 18:26:47
Example
Player 1 bets $7
Player 2 Calls $7
Player 3 All in $15
Player 4 Calls $15
Player 5 Folds
Player 6 Calls $15
Player 7 All in $18
What option does player 1 have? I believe he is able to raise Correct
Daniel Koay
2016-05-15 01:08:06
im pretty sure that’s incorrect. Everyone else would have to at least call with $50, but with $25 from everyone put into a sidepot, and that’s the most the player UTG can win
Psyklosion
2016-02-02 19:48:58
I believe in this case the players could just elect to call the $25. If someone wanted to raise, they would have to make it at least $75 ($25+$50). This rule is in place because forcing everyone else to call a full bet when the all-in player has less than a full bet would unfairly protect the all-in player’s hand.
If I’m wrong about this I apalogize. I have dealt poker for 3 years however.
Bad AA
2016-01-23 12:37:36
Ok first to act after the flop only has half the big blind (lets say $25 and Big blind is $50) and puts in $25. There are three or more players in the hand are they obligated to make the minimum bet of the big blind($50) to see the next card
or can they all just call $25. Remember the $25 was the first to act ?
Bad AA
2016-01-23 12:20:57
Ok first to act after the flop only has half the big blind (lets say $25 and Big blind is $50) and puts in $25. There are three or more players in the hand are they obligated to make the minimum bet of the big blind($50) to see the next card
or can they all just call $25. Remember the $25 was the first to act ?
XD-2050
2016-01-17 23:25:59
Yes, because there was a full raise to his original bet — he bet 30 and it’s been raised to at least double of that. The person just calling 80 must have in mind that the original bettor can now re-raise.
John doe
2015-07-12 06:48:37
So in this scenario Guy on flop leads out 30 .. next player goes all in 55… Next player goes all in 80 … Next player calls 80 …. Can original bettor now re-raise since he opened for 30 and bet is now 80?
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