[Coolers]

I played a hand at Pacific, where a villain called my river bet, had his cards mucked by the software, and then split the side pot with me.

The hand history is attached below. I apologize, but no converter exists.
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#Game No : XXXXXXXXXX
***** Pacific Hand History for Game XXXXXXXXXX *****
NL $200 No Limit Holdem
Table Fuzzy Shark (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 4: goldstei ( $50 )
Seat 6: bellyaus ( $428.15 )
Seat 9: Hero ( $373.22 )
Hero posts small blind [$1].
goldstei posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ]
bellyaus calls [$2].
Hero raises [$7].
goldstei raises [$12].
bellyaus calls [$12].
Hero calls [$6].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 10[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ]
Hero bets [$26].
goldstei goes All-in [$36].
bellyaus calls [$36].
Hero calls [$10].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ]
Hero checks.
bellyaus checks.
** Dealing River ** [ 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ]
Hero bets [$45].
bellyaus calls [$45].
** Summary **
Hero shows [ 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ].
goldstei shows [ 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ].
bellyaus mucks.
goldstei collected [$146].
Hero collected [$45].
bellyaus collected [$45].

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I e-mailed Pacific, who told me the pot was split because villian (bellayus) had pocket 8s as well. In light of all the problems experienced by other players in the other Pacific thread, I'm reluctant to take their word that the software correctly awarded the side pot. More frankly, I don't quite care whether villain had 8s as well. If Pacific mucked his hand, the side pot belongs to me.

Thoughts?

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Edit/MH: Please use existing thread on same topic if anyone wishes to comment. Thanks.