The final 11 players in the
RunGood Poker Series main event at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs all had a shot at the posted $84,633 first-place prize, but rather than deal with the stress of a final table, they each agreed to chop the remaining prize pool and lock up a $26,058 payday.
Deals in live poker tournaments are commonplace, but rarely outside of the final table, and especially in a series main event. It’s simply too difficult to get that many players to opt in… or is it?
The idea was spearheaded by Kyle Hinnerichs, who was sitting on more than four times the chips of the four shorter stacks left in the event according to the PokerNews live updates. With the chip leader on board, the other ten players all agreed to evenly divide what was left of the prize pool.
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