Committed chips still matter
Folded players can add chips to the pot before leaving the hand. They are not eligible to win, but their chips still count toward the pot size.
Split all-in pots correctly
Poker Side Pot Calculator
All-in hands create main pots and side pots that can be hard to split by memory. Enter each player's committed chips and eligibility to see each pot layer.
Separate the main pot from side pots
Track folded contributions without making them eligible
Reduce disputes during all-in hands
A worked three-way all-in
Three players all in for different amounts. The main pot is capped at the smallest all-in times the number of players in it; each side pot is capped the same way against the next-smallest stack. Only players who paid into a pot can win it.
Player
A
All in for
20
Main pot
20
Side pot 1
—
Side pot 2
—
Player
B
All in for
60
Main pot
20
Side pot 1
40
Side pot 2
—
Player
C
All in for
100
Main pot
20
Side pot 1
40
Side pot 2
40
Player
Pot total
All in for
180
Main pot
60
Side pot 1
80
Side pot 2
40
Player
Who can win it
All in for
Main pot
A, B or C
Side pot 1
B or C
Side pot 2
C only
Two all-ins, the simpler case
Before three-way all-ins get confusing, this is the shape everybody can follow — and the same rule builds every larger case.
Player
A
All in for
30
Main pot
30
Side pot
—
Player
B
All in for
80
Main pot
30
Side pot
50
Player
Pot total
All in for
110
Main pot
60
Side pot
50
Player
Who can win it
All in for
Main pot
A or B
Side pot
B only
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サイドポット計算機
プレイヤー投入額獲得資格
ポット合計
1,000
メインポット
400
獲得資格: あきら, ばんり, ちひろ
サイドポット 1
450
獲得資格: ばんり, ちひろ
サイドポット 2
150
獲得資格: 資格のあるプレイヤーなし
Each all-in amount creates a layer
The calculator sorts committed amounts and creates pot layers at each distinct all-in level. Eligible players are listed for each layer.
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Why side pots exist at all
A player can only win what they could have lost. If somebody is all in for 20 and two opponents keep betting, that extra money cannot be part of a pot the short stack is contesting — otherwise being short would be free upside. So the pot splits: everyone contributes up to the short stack's amount into the main pot, and the surplus forms a side pot only the deeper players can win.
Build the pots from the smallest stack upward
The mechanical rule is to sort the all-in amounts smallest to largest and work up. The smallest all-in caps the main pot: each player still in contributes that amount. Then the next-smallest caps the first side pot, drawing from everyone above it, and so on. Doing it in the other direction is where home games get it wrong.
Award the side pots first
Cardroom procedure is to award the last side pot first and work back down to the main pot, because the players in the smaller pots are a subset of the larger ones. It also means the short stack, who is usually the person most anxious about the outcome, finds out last — which is why some home games do it the other way round for kindness. Either order gives the same money; be consistent.
A player who folds still leaves their money behind
Chips that went into the pot before somebody folded stay in the pot. This is obvious in the abstract and confusing at the table, because the folded player's contribution ends up in a pot they cannot win. It is not unfair — they had the chance to win it when they put the money in.
The uncalled portion goes back
If the deepest player bets more than anyone can call, the excess is returned to them rather than sitting in a side pot with one eligible winner. A side pot with only one player in it is not a pot; it is that player's chips. Home games often leave it in the middle and pay it out as if it were won, which quietly transfers money on a technicality.
Three all-ins is where counting by hand fails
Two all-ins produce a main pot and one side pot, which most people can do in their heads. Three produces two side pots with different eligibility, and that is where the table starts recounting the same chips for five minutes. Entering the stacks above is faster and, more importantly, produces the same answer every time.
FAQ
side pot calculatorに関するよくある質問
01
How do you calculate side pots in poker?
Group chips by each all-in threshold. Every player who committed at least that much contributes to that layer, and only players still eligible can win it.
02
Can folded players contribute to a side pot?
Folded players keep their previous committed chips in the pot, but they cannot win any pot after folding.
03
What is the main pot?
The main pot is the first pot layer that all players with chips committed to the hand can contribute to.
04
What happens when multiple players go all-in?
Multiple all-in amounts can create multiple side pots. Shorter stacks can only win the layers they fully covered.
05
Can PokerChip.live award pots automatically?
PokerChip.live includes pot and player action tracking for home games, while this page is a quick standalone side-pot helper.
06
How do you calculate a side pot?
Sort the all-in amounts smallest first. The smallest caps the main pot — everyone still in contributes that much. The next-smallest caps the first side pot, and so on.
07
Who can win a side pot?
Only players who contributed to it. A player all in for less than the side pot's cap cannot win that pot no matter what they hold.
08
Which pot is awarded first?
Cardrooms award the last side pot first and work back to the main pot. The money is the same either way; being consistent is what matters.
09
What happens to a bet nobody can call?
It comes back to the player who made it. A side pot with a single eligible player is not a pot — those are still their chips.
010
Can a player win a side pot they folded into?
No. Chips you put in before folding stay in the pot, but you cannot win any pot once you have folded — including one you contributed to.
011
What if two players are all in for the same amount?
Then there is no side pot between them. A side pot only forms when the amounts differ.
012
Do side pots change the hand rankings?
No. Each pot is awarded to the best hand among the players eligible for that pot, using the ordinary rankings.
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