Side pot

Created by LawDude on August 5, 2009

Definition

A second pot created when a player goes all-in and additional bets are made. Only the players who are not all-in are eligible to win the side pot.

Example

Hero has two pair. Villain A goes all-in with the nuts, and Villain B raises with one pair. Hero calls Villain B's raise and neither improves. Villain A gets the main pot with the nuts, and Hero takes the side pot with his 2 pair.

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