All in question with blinds...

[slatimer]

Scenario is 3 guys left...one with 5 chips..blind is 16 and big blind is 32.

The other two guys are in the blinds so they put their 16 and 32 in the pot. The guy with 5 goes all in and wins the pot. I understand he wouldn't win any possible side pots but does he take the blinds??

slatimer

[michael1123]

SB and BB each put 5 chips into the main pot, and the rest of their blinds into the side pot. Short stack can only win the 15 chip main pot.

[Xianti]

If the player that is all-in has the best hand, he can only win the amount he went all-in with from each of the players still in the pot.

In your scenario, he wins his 5 back plus 5 from each of the blinds, for a total return of 15.


By the way, you said "they put their 16 and 32 in the pot." Did the small blind fold pre-flop? If he did not fold, the small blind should have completed his blind with another 16 -- meaning each of the blinds would have put 32 in.

Not that it makes a difference for the all-in player. I'm just clarifying.

[slatimer]

k..i think we have been playing it wrong..we had the guy with 5 chips get both blinds...is there any thing in the official rules that deals with this??

[Xianti]

k..i think we have been playing it wrong..we had the guy with 5 chips get both blinds...is there any thing in the official rules that deals with this??

http://www.homepokertourney.com/allin_examples.htm

[Krapp]

If your ever playing SnG, this chipcount rule is good to know. For example, 4 ppl left, 50/100. Short stack goes all-in (100 chips), big stack raises (500chips), SB folds, your BB (110chips) and if you call you are also all-in. What do you do?

(1) Conisder calling with any type of hand. If you or the big stack wins, you will place money
(2) Fold is also ok.