Trouble with side pots

pho75 · #1 03-15-2005, 11:21 AM

What's the basic idea behind playing for sidepots. Do you just forget about the main pot and the people in them and concentrate on the new "empty" side pot. Or does the money in the main pot slill affect you decision making?

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.25 BB (10 handed) converter

MP2 ($9.20)
MP3 ($35.45)
CO ($38.05)
Button ($9.75)
SB ($17.95)
BB ($10)
UTG ($22.35)
UTG+1 ($17.20)
Hero ($34.95)
MP1 ($7.95)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, Hero calls $0.25, MP1 calls $0.25, MP2 calls $0.25, 1 fold, CO calls $0.25, Button calls $0.25, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.75) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (7 players)
SB checks, BB bets $1.75, Hero raises to $9, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO raises to $16.25, Button folds, SB raises to $17.70 (All-In), BB calls $8 (All-In), Hero calls $8.70, CO calls $1.45.

Turn: ($64.60) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players, 2 all-in)

At this point I'm in the main pot with everyone (~$40) and sidepot #1 with the SB (~$24). And there is a new empty sidepot #2 between me and CO.

There is at LEAST a 20% chance that I'll win it all (10 outs). If I were to get my last $17 in there I'd be getting 4-1 which would make it an even money situation.

Is this all I need to consider and just try to get it in, or are there other considerations?

Main Pot: $40.75, between BB, SB and Hero.
Side Pot 1: $23.85, between Hero and SB.
Side Pot 2: $0, between Hero and CO.