From: "Peter Politi"
Newsgroups: rec.gambling.poker
References: <41589bfb$0$26126$c397aba@news.newsgroups.ws>
Subject: Re: Party Poker Software bug puses pot incorrectly (HH included)
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Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 23:18:45 GMT
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Not a bug, the split was correct for the reason stated by PP.
"jess" wrote in message
news:41589bfb$0$26126$c397aba@news.newsgroups.ws...
> It was a split pot, the pot size was $250, and my opponent got 126,
> while I got 124. Here is their idiotic response, with the hand history
> below.........
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> Thank you for contacting us.
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> We see from the hand history of #994739090 that your low hand was [ LO:
> 5,4,3,2,A | HI: a straight, ace to five -- Ac,5s,4h,3h,2c ]
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> and the player bear1965 who was closer the dealer had [ LO: 5,4,3,2,A
> | HI: a straight, ace to five -- As,5h,4h,3s,2c ]
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> In case two or more players "tie" for one side of the pot, they will
> split that half into equally divided portions. If there is an odd
> chip(s), it will go to the person(s) closest to the left of the
> "button". (One
> player winning the "High" side and two players who ties for the "Low"
> side is not uncommon in Omaha 8 or Better.)
>
> Therefore the player closer to the dealer who posted the small blind
> had got the odd chip.
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> As the pot for the Low hand was 125 it was split into 126 and 124.
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> Subject: Pot incorrectly awarded. Serious software error.[#1698835]
>
> In the following pot in my pot limit O8 game the pot was incorrectly
> split. My opponent received two extra chips from me for no reason when
> the pot size was an even number. It seemed to have awarded an odd chip
> for each half of the pot twice, which makes no sense.
>
> I would like be refunded in someway for the error of your software. I
> believe the error cost me at least 20 cents in equity.... The hand
> history is below which clearly shows the incorrect pot awards.
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> ***** Hand History for Game 994739090 *****
>
> PL Omaha Hi/Lo Trny:6127403 Level:3 Blinds (15/30) - Monday, September
> 27, 17:09:26 EDT 2004
>
> Table Multi-Table(90189) Table #1 (Real Money)
>
> Seat 1 is the button
>
> Total number of players : 10
>
> Seat 1: KidWonder ( $1395 )
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> Seat 2: bear1965 ( $695 )
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> Seat 3: IH8FatPeople ( $1585 )
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> Seat 4: lord8888 ( $1255 )
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> Seat 5: WEDJAT ( $1030 )
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> Seat 6: bridgebum ( $1530 )
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> Seat 7: Cheroot ( $900 )
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> Seat 8: BitPlayer ( $970 )
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> Seat 9: arsesup ( $640 )
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> Seat 10: AmmonW ( $350 )
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> Trny:6127403 Level:3
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> Blinds (15/30)
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> ** Dealing down cards **
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> Dealt to IH8FatPeople [ 7h Jc Ac 3h ]
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> lord8888 folds.
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> WEDJAT folds.
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> bridgebum folds.
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> Cheroot folds.
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> BitPlayer folds.
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> arsesup folds.
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> AmmonW folds.
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> KidWonder folds.
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> bear1965 calls [15].
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> IH8FatPeople checks.
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> ** Dealing Flop ** [ 5s, 2c, 3s ]
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> bear1965 checks.
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> IH8FatPeople bets [35].
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> bear1965 calls [35].
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> ** Dealing Turn ** [ 9c ]
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> bear1965 checks.
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> IH8FatPeople checks.
>
> ** Dealing River ** [ 4h ]
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> bear1965 bets [60].
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> IH8FatPeople calls [60].
>
> bear1965 shows [ Qc, As, Ts, 5h ] a straight, ace to five.
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> bear1965 shows 5,4,3,2,A for low.
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> IH8FatPeople shows [ 7h, Jc, Ac, 3h ] a straight, ace to five.
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> IH8FatPeople shows 5,4,3,2,A for low.
>
> bear1965 wins 63 chips from the main pot with a straight, ace to five.
>
> IH8FatPeople wins 62 chips from the main pot with a straight, ace to
> five.
>
> bear1965 wins Lo (63 chips) from the main pot with 5,4,3,2,A.
>
> IH8FatPeople wins Lo (62 chips) from the main pot with 5,4,3,2,A
>
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