# Kill Pot And Half-Kill Rules In Limit Hold'Em And Omaha Hi-Lo (O8) | Official Poker Floor Ruling

> Source: [Full Kill & Half-Kill Pot Rules In Limit & Omaha on Smarter.Poker](https://smarter.poker/rules/kill-pots-and-half-kill-rules) | Official Reference: RROP Section 11: Kill Pots

## Direct Answer & Summary Ruling
A Kill Button Triggers An Automatic Blind And Betting Limit Escalation (1.5x For Half-Kill Or 2x For Full Kill) On The Following Hand Whenever A Player Wins Two Consecutive Pots Or Scoops A Qualifying Pot Size.

## Official Casino Floor & TDA Ruling
Under Robert's Rules Of Poker (Section 11: Kill Pots), Fixed-Limit And Mixed Games Frequently Use A Half-Kill (1.5x Limits) Or Full Kill (2x Limits) Trigger. A Kill Hand Is Activated Either When One Player Wins Two Consecutive Full Pots In A Row ("Two-In-A-Row Kill") Or, In Split-Pot Games Like Omaha Hi-Lo (O8), When One Player Scoops An Entire Pot That Meets Or Exceeds A Minimum Dollar Threshold (Typically 5x To 10x The Lower Betting Limit). The Winner Receives The Kill Button, Must Post The Escalated Kill Blind Out Of Turn On The Very Next Hand regardless Of Seat Position, And Acts Last Preflop Behind The Regular Blinds (Except If Seated In The Small Or Big Blind).

## Common Live Table Scenarios & Rulings
1. **Scenario**: In A $20/$40 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Game With A Half-Kill Triggered At A $200 Scoop, Seat 6 Scoops A $240 Pot.
   - **Official Ruling**: The Next Hand Plays At $30/$60 Limits. Seat 6 Receives The Kill Button, Posts A $30 Kill Blind Before The Deal, And Acts Last Preflop.
2. **Scenario**: A Player Holding The Active Kill Button Scoops Another Qualifying Pot On The Kill Hand.
   - **Official Ruling**: The Kill Remains Active ("Re-Killed") For The Next Hand At The Same Escalated Limit; It Does Not Double A Second Time.
3. **Scenario**: Two Players Split A $300 Pot In Limit Hold'em Where Winning Two Consecutive Pots Triggers A Kill.
   - **Official Ruling**: Splitting A Pot Does Not Count As A Consecutive Win Toward A Kill Button, Nor Does It Extinguish An Existing One-Leg Marker ("Leg Up") If One Of The Winners Already Won The Prior Hand.

## Frequently Asked Questions
### What Is A "Leg Up" In A Kill Game?
When A Game Requires Winning Two Consecutive Pots To Trigger A Kill, Winning The First Qualifying Pot Gives That Player A "Leg Up" (Indicated By Flipping The Kill Button White-Side Up).

### If The Kill Player Is In The Big Blind Seat, Do They Post Both The Big Blind And The Kill Blind?
No. Under RROP Section 11, If The Player Who Triggered The Kill Is Also In The Natural Small Blind Or Big Blind Seat, They Only Post The Single Escalated Kill Blind Amount.

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