02- 1-05, LearnTexasHoldem:

All In From The Big Blind

Question:

This is my 3rd try to get an answer to these questions; I am playing in a game next week.

My questions are about all-in.

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Question 1: After the river card is turned, say there are only 2 players left in that hand.

Player "A" goes all in; he has $150.

Player "B" calls; but he has only $100.

Does Player "A" pull back $50; or does that money stay in the pot?

Yes, Player A takes back his $50 because Player B can't match it. Remember the key point in all-ins and side pots is that a player shouldn't be able to win more from another player than he himself wagers.

Question 2: At the start of a new hand, what if you are the Big Blind (say$200); Small Blind is $100; and you only have $50?

How much can you win?

How much you can win depends on how many other people call preflop. The big blind in the above scenario would be $50. If 4 people called preflop, he could win $200 (his money X number of players called). A side pot would be created for bets that go over his $50; he wouldn't be a contender for winning that pot, only the main pot.

The following was taken from the section on your website, under the "Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament Rules (All-In section):

All-In

* If a player cannot cover a blind, he must use all remaining chips and post a short blind and declare "All-in". Both blinds and each called bet (not including raises) from the "pre-flop" round will go into a (main) pot. All raises from the "pre-flop" round and all bets from additional rounds will be placed into a (side) pot. The "All-In" player will not be able to bet for the remainder of the hand and should he win the hand he will win only the amount from the (main) pot with the (side) pot going to the next best winning hand. If he does not win the hand he is eliminated from the tournament and the winning hand receives both pots

* When a player does not have enough chips to cover a call he must fold or declare "All-In" and bet all remaining chips. Players who follow the "All-In" player will call the entire bet with a portion equaling the "All-In" player going into the (main) pot and the remaining chips going into a (side) pot. All additional betting for the remainder of the hand will go into the (side) pot. The "All-In" player is only entitled to the (main) pot should he win the hand with the (side) pot going to the next best hand.

* If more than one player goes "All-In" during a hand additional (side) pots will be created using the same rules as above. A player may only win a pot equaling his "All-In" bet and the called bets from following players.

I have tried to find an answer for Question 1 on your website (and others, if you will excuse me!) but haven't had any success. The second section above is kind of fuzzy about this.

The first section above (concerning Question 2) states that both blinds, and called bets from the pre-flop go into a pot that the player who is short (if he would win the hand) can win without putting in as much as the others; when I have read (section three above) that supposedly you can't win more (from each player) than you have put in.

Yes that is the idea. See if I only had $1, it wouldn't be fair if I just went all-in and had a shot at winning all your chips. It is only fair if we wager the same amount of money. Ideally what you would like to happen when you go all-in is for everyone at the table to call and you win; you could potentially multiply your all-in bet by 9 times (assuming it was a 9 person table and everyone called).

Thanks for helping me get this "straight";

Ace

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