Last Two Places

Hello,

I was in a home game the other day. Something came up which caused a small dispute. Well, if I remember it right, blinds then had moved on to certain a level which forced the remaining players to go all in by which later on made multiple side pot. The chip leader then had the best hand and actually had busted out all of his opponents.

Time to pay out the last two placers came and an argument then appeared. My idea then was that the 2nd and 3rd place would go to whoever had the next two highest chip counts prior to the hand however others fought out that the next 2 best hands would win the last two.

In the end, we just all decided to give the money to the next two highest chip counts prior to the hand. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Ozeki
Ozeki,

In a tournament when multiple players are eliminated, the eliminated player that had the most chips at the start of the hand gets the superior placing. You were correct.

Tags: all in, blinds, hand, mutiple side pot, placing, tournament

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