Poker Tie-Breaking

• The suits of cards used to break rank-tied cards - for example, when cards are used to determine a seating position. The order of suits, from superior to inferior, is spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs.
• The suit of cards is never use to break hands that are tied for a win.
• When cards are used to determine various factors during a game that is already running (for example, to determine which player will be moved to a different table) they will be dealt in a clockwise direction starting with the player on the dealer's left.
• When cards are used to determine various factors before a game (for example, to determine the starting button position) then cards will be drawn by the players.
• An odd chip will be split by the dealer into the smallest unit employed in the game being played.
• Players will receive no more than one odd chip.

Should there be a tie between two or more hands, the odd chip will be assigned as follows::

• In a game which uses a button, the odd chip will be given to the first player clockwise to this button.
• In a game of high stud poker, the odd chip will be given to the player with the highest card ranked by suit. All cards are taken into account.
• In a game of low stud poker, the odd chip will be given to the player with the lowest card ranked by suit. All cards are taken into account.
• In a high-low split game, the odd chip will be give to the player with the high hand in a split between high and low hands. In a split between high hands or low hands, rules 11.8 and 11.9 will be applied.
• In a game with a side pot, the side pot will be split separately from the main pot, and not merged as one pot at any time.