In texas holdem poker, when the pot is split, what does the percentage mean?

I have seen a poker game on TV once, when the pot is being split, it says something like "pot split 4%", what does that percentage mean?

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4 Responses to “In texas holdem poker, when the pot is split, what does the percentage mean?”

1. sincity usa Says:
   November 9th, 2010 at 5:20 am

   It is the odds that both players will have the same hand in the end. If one player has a-2 and another has a-3 they will chop the pot a certain percentage of the time. like a flop like k-k-7-5-8 it would be a split pot because they have the same hand.

2. Al Says:
   November 9th, 2010 at 5:20 am

   ok the pot is split, lets say there are 3 people in. 2 people have 10,000 and 1 person has 9,000. the three people go all in combined pot of 29,000which equals 100%. and they all have the same winning hands. Now the two people with the 10,000 gets their 10,000 back 33.3% but the one with the 9,000 gets 30% because he didnt have the full 10,000 in the first place while the others have.

3. joey_vs_kaiba Says:
   November 9th, 2010 at 5:20 am

   that is the per centage that both players hands will be the same. and they will share the pot.

4. t_roe Says:
   November 9th, 2010 at 5:20 am

   The percentage is the chance of someone winning the hand. This will occur if they have the same pocket pair or the same 2 cards (such as both having Ace-King)…then it comes down to who can pull a flush (assuming on the Ace-King example that they both have the same suit or if one has an Ace and the other person has the K in the same suit or vice versa, or they each have 2 different suits that don’t match the other persons suits, such as A of Hearts K of Diamonds vs. A of Spades K of Clubs), otherwise the pot usually splits between 96-98% of the time.

   Like the person above said too, if someone has A2 and the other has A3, 5 cards over the 3 would chop the pot too….that will happen about 90% of the time since a 2 or a 3 could win the pot assuming a higher 2 pair on the board or a straight or flush do not show up.

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