I see what you're saying, Bonch, but this is an extreme situation, where I say that C calls.

Against two people, player C is about a coin flip to win half if he has no lo draw. In the worst case scenario, A scoops, and the whole side pot is won by B. The chip stacks at the end of the hand are:

A: 18K
B: 36K
C: 85K

Or B scoops and you're heads up:

A: 45K
C: 85K

Not so bad in either case considering that half of the time you'll scoop if there's no lo or win 1/2 the pot with the hi.

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