PartyPoker differences between PT2 and PT3

[ylii]

Hi I was trying out the beta and found out that PT3 interprets some hand histories differently:

***** Hand History for Game 6679625983 *****
$200 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 11, 20:23:48 ET 2008
Table Jackpot #1307904 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: Ousia ( $243.13 USD )
Seat 3: arbuz23333 ( $268.65 USD )
Seat 1: yliii ( $203 USD )
Seat 4: jokke27 ( $231.86 USD )
Seat 6: XxWHIPxX ( $195.05 USD )
Seat 5: jtmoney123 ( $147.65 USD )
XxWHIPxX posts small blind [$1 USD].
yliii posts big blind [$2 USD].
jokke27 posts big blind + dead [$3].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to yliii [ Ah Ac ]
Ousia folds.
arbuz23333 folds.
jokke27 checks.
jtmoney123 raises [$10 USD]
XxWHIPxX folds.
yliii raises [$33 USD]
jokke27 calls [$33 USD]
jtmoney123 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3h, 5s, As ]
>You have options at Table 127101 (No DP) Table!.
yliii bets [$60 USD]
>You have options at Table 127101 (No DP) Table!.
>You have options at Table 127312 (No DP) Table!.
jokke27 is all-In.
yliii is all-In.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Tc ]
** Dealing River ** [ Kh ]
yliii shows [ Ah, Ac ]three of a kind, Aces.
jokke27 shows [ 4d, 4c ]a pair of Fours.
The time at which hand ended:Jan 11 2008 20:25 ET
jokke27 wins $27.86 USD from side pot #1 with a pair of Fours.
yliii wins $414.50 USD from the main pot with three of a kind, Aces.
jokke27 has left the table.
#Game No : 6679629410

I obviously won 414.50-203=211.50, but PT3 says I only won 210.50 in this hand.

Then PT3 crashed when I was going through the rest of my starting hands. Log file doesn't show anything related to it though.

[Josh]

I have added this to my list of bugs to fix.

[ylii]

Another problem with this hand is that PT3 considers it a split pot in contrast to PT2 where I would be the winner.

[Josh]

I would say, since there were two people who won money on this pot, that it is a split pot. PT3 has been fixed though to say that the strongest hand was the winning hand, so in this case winner would be "[Split Pot]" and winning hand would be "Three of a Kind, Aces".

[WhiteRider]

[quote="Josh"u6p]I would say, since there were two people who won money on this pot, that it is a split pot. PT3 has been fixed though to say that the strongest hand was the winning hand, so in this case winner would be "[Split Pot]" and winning hand would be "Three of a Kind, Aces".[/quoteu6p]
I'm not sure I agree with you here, Josh.
yliii surely wins the pot, jokke27 only gets back the excess amount that he bet.
To my mind, whoever wins the main pot should be the hand 'winner'. That would be the best hand.
Only if the main pot is split, should it be a 'split pot'.

That said, it is obviously more complicated than that once there is a proper side pot being competed for, as in the hand below.

Here, there is a clear winner of the main pot - if that was me I'd like it reported as a win for me rather than a split, after all he didn't split his win with anyone. Looking down the list of hands, you want to clearly see the hands you won - and you want to be able to sort the list so all your wins are together.

There is also then a competed-for side pot here, and I'll admit I don't have a short/clean way of describing this!
Maybe you could label this as "[Side Pot]" (or "Player-name [Side Pot]", where Player-name is who won the main pot?) and only when the main pot is split call it "[Split Pot]"?
I'd still like to see my name there, though, really, if I was one of the winners; but I guess this would make the Winner column quite wide. Maybe we need another optional column which lists the winners?


FullTiltPoker Game #1730818797: Table Los Prados - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 5:32:43 ET - 2007/02/04
Seat 1: axarmanikid ($132.15)
Seat 2: alicebilly ($39.10)
Seat 3: JokerStars ($9.70)
Seat 4: Nicab1 ($10.05)
Seat 5: PrtyPsux ($27.85)
Seat 6: AcesWin1 ($36.65)
Seat 7: TetrisHoldem ($10)
Seat 8: WhiteRiderF ($9.75)
Seat 9: WizDrW ($32)
AcesWin1 posts the small blind of $0.05
TetrisHoldem posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WhiteRiderF [Qs 9s]
WhiteRiderF folds
WizDrW folds
axarmanikid calls $0.10
alicebilly raises to $0.40
JokerStars folds
Nicab1 folds
PrtyPsux calls $0.40
AcesWin1 folds
TetrisHoldem calls $0.30
axarmanikid calls $0.30
*** FLOP *** [6d 8c Ad]
TetrisHoldem checks
alicebilly: i see
axarmanikid bets $1.65
alicebilly raises to $3.30
TetrisHoldem calls $3.30
alicebilly: hmm i guess yeah
axarmanikid raises to $131.75, and is all in
alicebilly calls $35.40, and is all in
TetrisHoldem calls $6.30, and is all in
axarmanikid shows [6h Ah]
alicebilly shows [Ac Kh]
TetrisHoldem shows [7d 5d]
Uncalled bet of $93.05 returned to axarmanikid
*** TURN *** [6d 8c Ad] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [6d 8c Ad 4s] [5h]
axarmanikid shows two pair, Aces and Sixes
alicebilly shows a pair of Aces
axarmanikid wins the side pot ($58.20) with two pair, Aces and Sixes
TetrisHoldem shows a straight, Eight high
TetrisHoldem wins the main pot ($28.45) with a straight, Eight high
alicebilly is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $88.65 Main pot $30.45. Side pot $58.20. | Rake $2
Board: [6d 8c Ad 4s 5h]
Seat 1: axarmanikid showed [6h Ah] and won ($58.20) with two pair, Aces and Sixes
Seat 2: alicebilly showed [Ac Kh] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 3: JokerStars didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Nicab1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: PrtyPsux (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: AcesWin1 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: TetrisHoldem (big blind) showed [7d 5d] and won ($28.45) with a straight, Eight high
Seat 8: WhiteRiderF didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: WizDrW didn't bet (folded)

[Josh]

I'm glad you brought this thread back up. There was actually a bug that was causing the hand in the OP to be a split pot, that is a definite win for the OP. As for your hand though, there are two players who win a significant portion of the pot, and I feel these should be labeled as a split pot.

[WhiteRider]

Yes, I know what you mean, and it's not a straightforward issue.
However, there is one player who has the best hand..

If I win the main pot in a hand like this, will the hand show up if I filter on hands won? (answers my own question; yes it does; so I guess that's something).