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Yes one time him and Eli actually chopped, but that was a HU pot and for the most part doesn't affect anybody else at the table. I know that technically it's not right because some of the money in the pot that they're chopping isn't theirs

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I'm curious about how you figure some of the money in a pot when it's heads up could be anything but theirs? Anyone that has folded has no claim on that pot - once the money is in the pot it's not yours anymore and once you fold you have no claim on the pot whatsoever!

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Think of it this way; everybody at the table has nothing. Eli makes a big raises with garbage and Sammy calls with garbage and everybody folds behind them. Then they chop the pot on the flop. They both have now profited between the blinds and antes a couple grand at the other player's expense. Now it's only happened once on the show that has been aired IIRC, so it's not a big deal. But if it were to happen with a higher frequency, you would see some people at the table who wouldn't be pleased, and for good reason.