Tourney What place should I have been in this tournament? (2 Viewers)

[Sparkynutz]

Just played a holdem tourney tonight.
3 players left.
Little blind barely has enough chips to cover little blind.
I cover big blind.
Dealer bets 2x big blind.
Little blind starts side pot and puts rest of his chips in.
I call.
Flop comes, I check, Dealer puts me all in an I call.

Dealer wins the hand and gets both our chips.
Small blind had a better hand than me but I had more chips into the hand.

I should have folded guaranteeing atleast 2nd place but had a possibility of winning the hand when I called.

We didn't know how to handle it so we split 2nd and 3rd place as a chop.

What place did we really take?

 

[Benjaminotaur]

Not 100% sure on this, but I think either:

1.) The main pot is settled first, so small blind should have been eliminated first
2.) (Most likely I think) The player with more chips in the pot gets the higher seeded finishing spot if two players bust on the same hand

 

[Sparkynutz]

Thats what I thought but wasn't sure.
Difference was $15 between chopping or taking 3nd alone.

 

[tabletalker7]

When 2 or more players are eliminated in the same hand the player who started the hand with the least amount is eliminated first while the player who started with the most is eliminated last.

 

[stuamurr]

Chip stacks determine finishing position when multiple players are all-in and subsequently eliminated. The only way you need to chop positions is when all-in for the same amount, even across multiple tables, that's why hand for hand play ensues in MTT's. Hand rankings are irrelevant for finishing positions

 

[BGinGA]

Just played a holdem tourney tonight.
3 players left.
Little blind barely has enough chips to cover little blind.
I cover big blind.
Dealer bets 2x big blind.
Little blind starts side pot and puts rest of his chips in.
I call.
Flop comes, I check, Dealer puts me all in an I call.

Dealer wins the hand and gets both our chips.
Small blind had a better hand than me but I had more chips into the hand.

I should have folded guaranteeing atleast 2nd place but had a possibility of winning the hand when I called.

We didn't know how to handle it so we split 2nd and 3rd place as a chop.

What place did we really take?

Main pot contains 3x the SB's total stack size; all three players are eligible to win it.

Side pot (eventually) contains 2x the BB/hero's remaining chips; only BB and Dealer are eligible to win it.

Side pot is awarded first, losing hand (BB/hero) is mucked.

Main pot is awarded next, losing hand (SB) is mucked.

Eliminated players' finishing place in the tournament is determined by stack size; smallest stack is eliminated first for payout purposes:

1st = Dealer
2nd = BB
3rd = SB