<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> In poker it is sometimes necessary to split, or divide the pot among two or more players rather than awarding it all to a single player . This can happen because of ties, and also by playing intentional split - pot poker variants (the most typical of these is high - low split poker, where the high hand and low hand split the pot). </P> <P> To split a pot, one player uses both hands to take the chips from the pot and make stacks, placing them side by side to compare height (and therefore value). Equal stacks are placed aside . If there is more than one denomination of chip in the pot, the largest value chip is done first, and then progressively smaller value chips . If there is an odd number of larger chips, smaller chips from the pot can be used to equalize stacks or make change as necessary . Pots are always split down to the lowest denomination of chip used in the game . Three - way ties or further splits can also be done this way . </P>

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