Champion of Poker

Hi,

In the game I was into the other night, one player went all in on the flop, while other players were raising a lot after their bet. Later on, the first player got the winning hand. An argument appeared as we don’t know what will happen to the coins left? We were wondering then if the the money should go to the separate players or to player with the next winning hand. What do you think?

Thank you so much.

Doug Linn
Doug,

I’m going to assume you are asking about the money that was bet on the side after the all-in player was called. These are known as side pots. Side pots actually should be awarded and distributed before the main pot is decided. If this would have been done, there would be no money left to divide between players.