When I made my first Final Table over 2 years ago, I was stunned, shocked and felt like a minnow in a shark pool. I fell in line with the rest of them when they convinced me that a deal was a good thing for me to do. 9 players left I was 6th in chips. Sure I made more than if I was knocked out 6th or lower, but I could have been 6th or better?

I felt horrible that we made a 9 player deal, I just did what I was told. Since then I vowed to follow Dabiel N's lead.. No Deals.

Since that day I have made 11 more final tables, I have refused deals on everyone of them, I have 4 wins and 2 seconds since. The worst part of not making a deal I have found is the rail birds that are friends with the other guys, they get mean, calling you a Donkey, practically demanding you make a deal. When you win, it's great, you showed them. But when you refuse and go out 8th and take less than half of what you could have... and they let you know it, it makes you think.

I am going to stick with my No Deals attitude, If nothing else it has for the most part been profitable, educational and made my game better for it. Call me names if you want, I can live with that.