If you’re a good poker player with solid theoretical knowledge, it’s in your interest to seek out complicated poker games. The more complicated the game, the more likely it is that your opponents will make mistakes and poor decisions. And one of the most common ways to make a game more complex is to add a split-pot element.

In split-pot games, the pot is divided into two or more parts, with each part going to a different type of hand at showdown. The most common type of split-pot game is hi/lo split, in which half the pot is awarded to the best traditional (high) poker hand, and half to the best low hand.