When the security guys came out with the money in silvery aluminum briefcases — 9 million semi-real American dollars — a few of us in media row joked about telling the story that the guys left at the final table had decided to chop up the remaining prize pool and play for it Deal or Ne Deal style. (Ha ha, we are so damn funny.) But on this episode of Tao of Pokerati, Pauly and I take the issue a bit more seriously, and break down what\’s really at stake for Ivan and Peter — who became friends recently playing on the EPT on PokerStars\’ dime — beyond just the $3.34 million in prize differential between 1st and 2nd.*
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Book 4: WSOP Final Table
Episode 4.11: Deal or No Deal? 5:33
*I don\’t care what anyone says … that\’s not enough money to justify an even chop, I don\’t believe. And kudos to tourney organizers for breaking down the prize pool in such a way that it mathematically would mathematically make little sense (on the surface, at least).
