With their latest software update, Full Tilt Poker has implemented a new automated deal making system that is enabled at all final tables. With this new system, if all players agree, they are able to enter a separate Full Tilt window where they can pause the current tournament, and negotiate new payouts.
Prior to this new software update, it was very difficult to arrange for a deal to be made on Full Tilt Poker, and often impossible in all but the largest tournaments. Now at any final table there is a small box that can be checked on the left side of the table that says “make a deal.” If all of the players have the box checked at the same time, the “Make a Deal” interface will open and allow all of the players to discuss payouts. There are three major types of deals that can be negotiated, Independent Chip Modeling, Chip Ratio, and Custom Deals.
Independent Chip Modeling (ICM) calculates each players equity in the tournament by predicting where they will finish based largely on the players chip count. A Chip Ratio deal is solely based on a players current chip count and does not factor in the probability that each chip stack has to win the tournament. The last option, a Custom Deal, simply allows the remaining participants to customize the payouts so that the remaining prize money is distributed however they see fit.
This is an excellent new software feature that will help players get the most value out of the final tables they make. In addition, if at any point a player decides he no longer wants to discuss a deal, pressing the “cancel deal” button will automatically resume the tournament. This new feature is just another helpful addition to an already progressive and successful site.
