[scrawnybob]

hi

in the situation you describe then once the player has folded then they are out of the hand and out of any of the pot

if you took a situation where one player had less chips than the others and they went all-in before the end of the hand ... then you have to do split posts

eg.

player a $300

player b $200

player c $50


you could have a flop and betting round then then player a or b bets / raises on the flop and the $50 ends up putting the rest of his chips in

at this point there would be $50 from each of the players still in the hand as the "main pot" and then the other two players (a & b) would continue to play the rest of the hand (or until one folded) for whatever additional bets they wanted to make

then the cards would be turned - potentially player c could have the strongest hand of the 3 and would win maximum of $150 and then the other two players hands would be compared to see who won the side pot (which could easily be bigger than the main pot or equally have been checked down so there isnt a side pot)

but if a player folds then they are out of the hand - thats why bluffing and betting to make players fold their hand is such a crucial part of the game

cheers scrawnybob