Originally Posted by anonplz
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.
Everyone should not have received the same amount. The players to the left of the dealer always get the extra.
For instance if you and I split a pot for $33 (and presuming there are no quarters at the table) and I was in the small blind I will always get the extra dollar. In this case I will get $17 and you will get $16.