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The custom of table
stakes, in which a player may "call a sight" (that is,
stay in for the showdown) for all the chips he has, produces occasional
side pots (see diagram).FOR EXAMPLE: A has 40 chips, B 80, C 150,
D 200. A bets 20; B calls; C raises 50. This bet taps A (requires
him to put up all his chips to call). C puts only 40 chips in the
pot, 20 to call, 20 to raise; the 30 chips which represent the remainder
of his raise go into a side pot. D calls, putting 40 chips in the
main pot and 30 in the side pot.
A calls, putting his remaining 20 chips in the main pot. Now A can
stay through to the showdown, regard less of the additional bets
of other players, and if he has the highest hand he will win the
main pot. B calls, putting 20 chips in the main pot and 30 in the
side pot. In the next betting interval, A is not concerned. B checks
and C bets 50, tapping B. Of C's 50 chips, 10 go into the first
side pot and 40 begin a second side pot. D calls, putting 10 in
the first side pot and 40 in the second. B calls for 10, closing
the first side pot. At the showdown, the highest of the four hands
will win the main pot; the highest hand as among B, C and D will
win the first side pot; the higher hand as between C and D will
win the second side pot.
But when a player drops he loses interest in all side pots. Suppose,
in the example just given, there is still another betting interval,
in which C bets 30 chips and D drops. By dropping, D loses his interest
in the main pot and the first side pot as well as in the second
side pot; for he has conceded that C has a better hand, and therefore
C succeeds to D's rights in all pots.
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