Side pot calculator
Enter what each player put into the pot, who folded and whose hand is best. The calculator splits the money into the main pot and the side pots, says who can win each one, and works out who is paid what.
Two players with the same hand get the same place and share what they win.
A main pot and 1 side pot, 160 in all.
| Pot | Amount | Can win it | Goes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main pot | 60 | Player 1, Player 2 and Player 3 | Player 1 |
| Side pot 1 | 100 | Player 2 and Player 3 | Player 2 |
- Player 1 put in 20 and gets 60, up 40.
- Player 2 put in 70 and gets 100, up 30.
- Player 3 put in 70 and gets 0, down 70.
How the pots are built
The main pot takes the same amount from every player, up to the smallest all-in, and every player still in the hand can win it. Each player who puts in more builds a side pot with the others who match it, and only they can win that one. Chips from a player who folded stay in the pots, but that player can win none of them. When nobody matched the last bet, its unmatched part goes back to the player who made it.
The page opens on the example from the Hold'em rules. Player 1 is all in for 20 and both others call, then Player 2 bets 50 more on the turn and Player 3 calls, so each of them has 70 in. The main pot is 60, 20 from each, and the side pot is 100, from Players 2 and 3 alone. With the best hand Player 1 wins the 60, and the better hand of the other two wins the 100.
When a pot splits unevenly, the calculator gives the odd cent to the first winner in the list; the usual rule at a table gives an odd chip to the first winner to the left of the button. To find out whose hand is best, the which hand wins tool reads any board. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is stored.
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Questions
How do you work out a side pot?
Start with the smallest all-in. Every player puts that much into the main pot, which anyone still in the hand can win. Whatever the others bet above it goes into a side pot that only they can win, and the next all-in starts the next side pot.
Can a player who is all in win the side pot?
No. An all-in player can win only the pots they put money into: the main pot, and any side pot up to the size of their own stack.
What happens to a bet nobody calls?
The part of a bet that nobody matched goes back to the player who made it. If you bet 100 and the only caller is all in for 40, 60 comes back to you and the pot is 80.
What happens to the chips of a player who folded?
They stay in the pot, but the player who folded can no longer win any of it.