Learn About Texas Hold’em Side Pot
So, imagine the scene. You are sat at a cash game with 6 other players, the action comes around to you and you call with a low pair. You flop 3 of a kind on a board with no flush or straight draw and seem to be in pretty good shape. There are 2 others in the pot with you, one of whom has the same number of chips as you, one of whom seems to have a lot less. The guy with the small chip stack puts all his chips in and you and the other player call. The turn gives you a full house as it pairs up from the flop, the player still in the hand who has chips puts all his chips in and you call to see him.As the player with the short stack has invested less into the pot than you and the other player, it wouldn’t be right for him to win an equal share of the entire pot as you have invested significantly more. This is where the texas hold'em side pot comes into play.After the 3 of you have bet the flop, meaning one player is all in, the chips made up ...