[Toby Puttzinski]

The ace pot tomorrow night at Terrace Creek (Mountlake Terrace) will be up over $900... it is random draw doubles--
I believe the etiquette changes a bit for random draw dubs-- in BYOP tourneys I would always split aces-- or agree to a 60/40 split or whatever... but in random flip/draw scenarios, a number of things could happen...I always confirm with my partner prior to starting the round as to how we would split the ace pot-- I think this should always be done because not everyone adheres to the 50-50 split. I would never expect an even share of the ace pot if we failed to discuss it beforehand.

60-40 and 70-30 seem to be agreed upon quite often... last week Aaron H. and I decided (before cards were drawn) to give each other $200 if either one of us got the ace... I let my dubs partner know this before the round, and then we agreed that $150 would go to the non-acing partner.
Perhaps it's my partners' first time playing any type of organized event and his chances of getting an ace are exponentially lower than mine. I would be less inclined to agree on a 50-50 split in this case, and might suggest an 80/20 split...
I have hit two ace pots in the past, both at Lakewood... #18 for $245 or so, and old #10 in the short for $26... if there is no deal made before the round, I don't think it should necessarily be split 50-50... we hadn't determined a split on the $245 ace pot, and my partner was pleasantly surprised when I handed him $85 or so at the end... did that mean that I'd have gotten less had he aced?