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Poker glossary

Side pot

A separate pot created when a player is all-in and others continue betting.

Level 1

Also: side pots, main pot

An all-in player can only win the main pot — the chips they matched from each opponent. Any further betting goes into a side pot contested only by the players who put chips into it.

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