At the end of 2016 in the European Poker Tour Prague €10,300 High Roller, Patrick Serda and William Kassouf made one of the most talked-about deals in recent poker history. Despite Serda going into heads-up play with a huge chip lead, the two struck a deal that saw Kassouf officially take first place and the trophy while Serda walked away with the lion's share of the prize pool.
Many criticized the chop, but each player made the deal that he saw as being best for himself at the time, and that's the essence of what deals are all about.