Side pots

Poker is typically played 'table stakes', meaning only the chips in play at the beginning of each hand may be used throughout the hand. The table stakes rule has an application called the 'All-In' rule, which states that a player cannot be forced to forfeit a hand because the player does not have enough chips to call a bet.

A side pot occurs in a game in which there are more than two players left in the hand, and one player has bet all the chips they have in front of them (is all-in). When one player is all-in, the other two may continue to bet between themselves.

These additional bets are 'on the side', between the remaining two players.

The player who is all-in and has no more chips is ineligible to win any of these additional bets, since he is not risking an equitable amount of chips.

Our software handles all side pots automatically, even in very complex situations that would trouble even the most experienced dealers.

Situations which can require seven side pots could be very demanding, but are easily and accurately processed by our software.