[TFGoose]

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What other factors need to be considered in deal making?

Skill Level.
Table image.
Tightness/looseness of other players.
Blinds vs Stack sizes.

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e) All of the above

But I'd say the most important considerations are the blinds vs. the stack sizes and your skill level. Rising blinds tend to negate skill exponentially as they become a larger percentage of the stacks in play. Granted, there's certainly some skill relating to playing with high blinds, but eventually the pot odds make calling all-ins an elementary decision.

Basically, chip deals tend to favor the big stacks. So, if you're the big stack you should look into a deal, especially if your opponents are close to you in skill or the blinds are huge. Especially do it if your opponents don't know anything about deal making (as they obviously didn't here).

You robbed them blind on this, and if you'd refused the deal I'm pretty sure everyone here would've had license to drive to your house and hit you in the back of the head with a shovel. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

--TFGoose