Originally Posted by aceman
Sorry, it just happens to be one of my favourite stories/puzzles about holdem and i wouldnt want to let anyone off easy!
There were 5 of them in the pot no preflop raises, he was in late position and the board was J Q 10 K A all the same suite (cant remember which suite) its been checked all the way round, on all streets, including the river where my friend goes all in. The first person calls, the second calls, the third says,'i think i know whats going on, but i have to call anyway' (????!!!!) the fourth calls.
They chop the pot, but after the $4 rake the seats to the left of the button all got the extra dollars, he lost exactly $1. I never said he lost the hand, just that he lost money.
I don't know if I still understand; is this what you're saying?
The hand played out among the five players, and everybody won. So the house took it's $4 rake from the pot. What remained in the pot was an amount not divisible by 5. The pot was divvied up in clockwise fashion, and because he was in late position, your friend was the one (or perhaps two) who was shortchanged?
Seriously, isn't that his fault, not speaking up? Everyone should have received exactly the same amount. Or else he should have gotten a blind waiver on the next small/big blind, whatever.