Splash the pot
Throwing chips into the middle of the pile instead of placing them in front of you, which makes a bet hard to count.
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- What it means
- To splash the pot is to toss your chips straight onto the pot. The dealer and the other players can no longer see how much you bet, because your chips are mixed in with everyone else's.
- How it is calculated
- Place a bet in a neat stack just in front of your cards, and let the dealer pull it in at the end of the round. Most cardrooms treat splashing as bad etiquette, and a dealer may stop the hand to count the pot again.
- Worked example
- The pot is 200 and you bet 75 by throwing three 25 chips onto the pile. Nobody can tell whether you put in 50 or 75, so the hand stops while the dealer recounts all 275.
- Why it matters
- A bet everyone can count keeps the game honest and quick. Splashing slows play and can hide a short bet, which is why some rooms warn players who do it often.
See also: Call, Bet and raise, Bet sizing