Who wins? (3 Viewers)

[TheOffalo]

That happens in O8 - people chopping low with nut low. The odd chip goes to whichever of the lows is in worst position. I can’t ever imagine tossing that chip to the high.
Obviously if the main pot can’t be split in half evenly, the odd chip goes to the high side. But once it’s split, then you split it again between only the winners of that end.

I think I tend to agree, and this is how we usually do it, but the reason I bring it up is for when there is an odd chip during the high/low split that (as we all agree) goes to the high, and then the low gets further chopped and there's an odd chip again.

In the case, if the original odd chip hadn't gotten tossed to the high, then the low could have been evenly split. If that's the situation, we sometimes have the original odd chip stay go the low to facilitate an even chop of the quartered pot. (I know that's kind of the opposite of the scenario I previously described.)

We're a casual group, and like I said, the odd chip is the lowest denom, which in our game is 25¢, so no one is complaining about how that's split.

Edit: Actually, I'm thinking about the math on this, and I'm not sure how it's possible to have two odd chips. But it's happened in our games, and alcohol was probably involved...

I guess the pot could be like $1.75, or 7 quarters, so the high and low would each get 75¢, with the odd 25¢ going to the high, and then the 75¢ for the low would need to be split again. In which case, we might have done 75¢ to the high, and 50¢/50¢ for the quartered low (rather than $1 to the high and only 25¢/25¢ for the quartered low).

 

[Samuel]

you could have a total pot of 11 chips split between 1 high and 2 lows - if 6 goes to high (high gets first odd chip), then 5 gets split between the lows and now you have 2+2 and another odd chip... ?

 

[TheOffalo]

you could have a total pot of 11 chips split between 1 high and 2 lows - if 6 goes to high (high gets first odd chip), then 5 gets split between the lows and now you have 2+2 and another odd chip... ?

I guess you could start with any odd number, double it, and add 1, to get the odd-chip/odd-chip scenario for a hi/lo split game with a chopped half pot.

13*2+1 is 27. Chop would be 13/13 w/1 odd chip going to the high, then the half getting chopped again would be 6+6 w/1 odd chip left...

I do think, if the players are amenable, rather than having 2 odd chips, in this scenario, it might make sense to do 13 for one end and 7/7 for the other end. Seems more equitable overall. But probably not to the letter of the rules...

 

[AlbinoDragon]

If I'm the one splitting the pot (I'm not in the hand, I'm near the center of the table and am mostly doing this anyway), I make change from my stack and split the quartered part of the pot... assuming I'm doing the math right and am not being a total dingus.


(Been there, done that. Just ask @bergs who has saved my inability to do math a few times late into his games! )

 

[Legend5555]

Will this got all off topic...

Please let the OP answer this before chiming in.

Little Hold Em quiz for @isthisevencreative :

Question 1:

Player 1:
Player 2:

Final board:

Who wins?


Question 2:

Player 1:
Player 2:

Final board:

Who wins?


Question 3:

Player 1:
Player 2:

Final board:

Who wins?


Question 4:

Player 1:
Player 2:

Final board:

Who wins?

 

[Beakertwang]

Will this got all off topic...

Please let the OP answer this before chiming in.

Little Hold Em quiz for @isthisevencreative :

Question 1:

Player 1:
Player 2:

Final board:

Who wins?


Question 2:

Player 1:
Player 2:

Final board:

Who wins?


Question 3:

Player 1:
Player 2:

Final board:

Who wins?


Question 4:

Player 1:
Player 2:

Final board:

Who wins?

Edit: whoops

 

[Legend5555]

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Dude. Follow directions.

 

[Jake14mw]

No it’s not, I’m trying to learn

Welcome. All questions should be welcome here. Don't let snarky responses from the all-knowing deter you.

 

[bergs]

Mmmm post some Big O hands.

 

[jja412]

Or SHESHE!

 

[lane_robert_s]

Split the pot.

 

[Frogzilla]

Mmmm post some Big O hands.

I got you bud see if you can go 3 for 3

1)
2)
3) :
Board

1)
2)
Board

1)
2)
3)
Board

 

[200 Motels]

Not even then.

https://upswingpoker.com/what-is-the-highest-suit-in-poker/

View attachment 1066467

Edit: Personally, for assigning the dealer button, we usually do a redraw if highest card ties, unless it's an ace, then it's first-ace wins (we spread the cards and people pick and flip a card, rather than dealing them out to determine button). And for splitting a pot, if high-low then the high hand gets the odd chip, otherwise it's first player after the button.

Thank you for finding this. Host has been going alphabetical instead of reverse alphabetical. I guess it doesn't matter as long as it's a consistent rule. It's something to RAZZ him about, I guess.

 

[Frogzilla]

Not even then.

https://upswingpoker.com/what-is-the-highest-suit-in-poker/

View attachment 1066467

Edit: Personally, for assigning the dealer button, we usually do a redraw if highest card ties, unless it's an ace, then it's first-ace wins (we spread the cards and people pick and flip a card, rather than dealing them out to determine button). And for splitting a pot, if high-low then the high hand gets the odd chip, otherwise it's first player after the button.

Chip race in tourney too

 

[buzzmonkey]

I like cage match better

 

[bergs]

I got you bud see if you can go 3 for 3

1)
2)
3) :
Board

1 3 chop hi, 1 wins lo live 4. 1 tells 3 that 3 lives an unkempt life and should clean himself up because look good play good.

1)
2)
Board

2 wins with 4s full of 3s no lo. 2 parades around table screaming NUTTER BUTTER. while marching like the Swiss Royal Guard. 2 is later stabbed by 1s business associates with a dull buffet serving spoon in a dark parking lot.

1)
2)
3)
Board

1 wins lo 1 wins hi 1 gets steak dinner and kicks 2 and 3 in the nutskies

 

[Frogzilla]

1 3 chop hi, 1 wins lo live 4. 1 tells 3 that 3 lives an unkempt life and should clean himself up because look good play good.

2 wins with 4s full of 3s no lo. 2 parades around table screaming NUTTER BUTTER. while marching like the Swiss Royal Guard. 2 is later stabbed by 1s business associates with a dull buffet serving spoon in a dark parking lot.

1 wins lo 1 wins hi 1 gets steak dinner and kicks 2 and 3 in the nutskies

Right
Right
Wrong

Anyone able to help bergs with #3?

 

[ekricket]

Right
Right
Wrong

Anyone able to help bergs with #3?

There’s a straight on the board, looks like 1 has a 10 high though

 

[ekricket]

kicks 2 and 3 in the nutskies

They should all get kicked in the nutskies for playing any of that crap

 

[krafticus]

Right
Right
Wrong

Anyone able to help bergs with #3?

3 looks right to me. 1 has 43 low, while 2 only has a live Ace with a 6. 1 also has the 6 10 for the best straight

 

[ekricket]

3 looks right to me. 1 has 43 low, while 2 only has a live Ace with a 6. 1 also has the 6 10 for the best straight

3 has a 5 2 low

98752 vs 9876A vs 98743

 

[Frogzilla]

I made the last one tough to challenge @bergs who is an excellent card player

It is very tough. Just to be clear on game since it can vary, it’s 5 card omaha hi-lo with an 8 qualifier for the low.

 

[krafticus]

3 has a 5 2 low

98752 vs 9876A vs 98743

right, but there is a 5 and 6 on the board. This has always been my biggest challenge determining the low, when one of your low cards is on the board.

 

[ekricket]

I made the last one tough to challenge @bergs who is an excellent card player

It is very tough. Just to be clear on game since it can vary, it’s 5 card omaha hi-lo with an 8 qualifier for the low.

Forgot about the 8!

So it’s

76543- 8765A - 87652

 

[Frogzilla]

3 looks right to me. 1 has 43 low, while 2 only has a live Ace with a 6. 1 also has the 6 10 for the best straight

Reasonable but incorrect

 

[krafticus]

Reasonable but incorrect

but 1 has 76543 low, while 3 would have an 87652 low. 2 would have an 8765A low.

Correct??

 

[Frogzilla]

but 1 has 76543 low, while 3 would have an 87652 low. 2 would have an 8765A low.

Correct??

Yes but 1 and 3 both have the seemingly irrelevant so result is fouled deck, all bets returned

 

[ekricket]

Yes but 1 and 3 both have the seemingly irrelevant so result is fouled deck, all bets returned

You tricky frogs

 

[bergs]

I made the last one tough to challenge @bergs who is an excellent card player

It is very tough. Just to be clear on game since it can vary, it’s 5 card omaha hi-lo with an 8 qualifier for the low.

TBF I read that literally half way into the shower.

 

[JustinInMN]

I’m surprised that they say you can assign the odd chip in a split pot based on suits. I’ve always played that it goes to the player in the worse position.

Same

This is a stud-specific rule because Stud does not have a button. Position is assigned based on up-cards, so high card by suit is the fairest way to award an odd chip in a split pot. (Late edit: this is in high only, in hi-low, odd chip goes to the high half of the pot first, and then if either half of the pot needs to be split, suit tiebreakers apply in the event of odd chips)

In forms of hold'em or any game that uses a button to determine position, earlier position is the correct way to award an odd chip in a split pot.