If an odd chip exists as a result from the first split of a pot, it will be awarded to the high hand. In Omaha/Stud 8 or Better, the pot will be split down to the lowest denomination chip in play. In stud-type games, the odd chip will go to the high card by suit. What I found interesting is the rule at WSOP:Īwarding Odd Chips. However, I note that TDA Rules appear to be silent on this point, at least for Stud/8 and razz (it only mentions 'Stud'). In O/8, the odd chip would be given to the first player in line after the button. The odd chip is awarded in a similar manner in Razz. RROP) would say that the odd chip (between two low hands) goes to the hand with the lowest card by suit. In Stud/8, for example, assume the hi/lo halves of a pot split evenly, but that there is an odd chip between the two low hands. I tweeted about a ruling at the WSOP earlier this year, and thought that this was an 'interesting' discrepancy.
