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bigfurrydummy

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Issue: when playing omaha high low, two players get into a debate over who has the low hand. They both have a straight from 6 to 2. However, one player has to kick out the 5 on the board, while the other has to kick out the three on the board in order to make the low hand. I try to tell them that they both have the same hand and will have to split the low pot. The players feel that one 6 high straight has higher ranking based on the card that he didn't have to use from the board to make his hand, I.E. holding a 6-5 and using 4-3-2 on the board beats the player holding 6-3 and using 5-4-2 on the board. I tried to explain that they are creating a nightmare, as next to be a problem will be whose broadway straight is higher in rank, or which full house is better. Please help. I'm supposed to be the guy that makes final calls on rules and I can't get the idiots to understand.
 
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Simply put, if two players are holding the same hand, regardless of how they make it, the pot is split. Just make sure each player is only using two cards from their hand and three from the board to make their hands.
 
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I find it interesting these two guys have the same high as well and aren't arguing about that. Explain to them it's the same thing. Any hand that ties, no matter how it ties, is a split.
 
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Its a split, and if there is an odd chip involved, it goes to the player with the worst position.
So lets say that there is 750 in the pot, and they both have six high straight for high and for low.
Then the player with the worst position will get 376, and the other player will get 374.
 
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Its a split, and if there is an odd chip involved, it goes to the player with the worst position.
So lets say that there is 750 in the pot, and they both have six high straight for high and for low.
Then the player with the worst position will get 376, and the other player will get 374.

Table position doesn't matter for O8, the high hand always takes the odd chip. Also your example, both would get 375.
 
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