03- 1-05, LearnTexasHoldem:
Mucking Heads Up All-In
Question: A player (Player A) was all in for $300 of a $5000 pot. The only other player (player B) left in the hand mucked his cards (thinking no one else was in after he made the original bet of $4000 or so) when it came to him. The player (Player A) with the $300 in the pot said he should win the whole pot, since Player B no longer has cards. I said Player A could only win his stake in the pot, and that Player B was basically "playing against himself" for the bigger side pot since he was originally was in and everyone folded against him. He was mucking against himself. What's the call?
Frank
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Answer: If the guy who mucked his hand was the winner of the side pot (everyone else folded), then he gets the side pot regardless of whether or not he folded too early. Player A, the all-in player, can only win back his stake amount multiplied by the callers (which should be the main pot). Player A will win the main pot even if his hand wasn't the best because as soon as Player B's cards are mucked, they can't be brought out for the showdown.
So to sum it up:
Player A gets the main pot and Player B gets his $4000 back or whatever the side pot worked out to be.
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