Making Deals at Final Tables

[Donkenstein]

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Deals don't have to compromise the integrity of the poker....I know there have been several televised events in which a deal was made but no mention of it was ever made on the telecast.

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I've always wondered what would happen if these deals were made public. What would the average Joe who watches it to root for the favorite player to win and not so much the stakes to be won and lost think?

What would people have thought if ESPN had announced in their telecast that Moneymaker tried to make a deal to split the money and just play for the bracelet and Farha refused?