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Originally Posted by k9dr

Can you say you won the tournament if you decide to chop when it gets heads up? Played tonight at my local cardroom - $40 buy-in, 158 players. No memorable hands or great moves. Mostly just made good decisions at the final table. First place paid $1400, second place paid $800. Mutual agreement to chop for $1100 each. Does this count as a win, or does it deserve an * ?

I personally wouldn't count it as a win unless we either played it out after the chop, or as part of the deal decided who got to claim first place (usually the chip leader).

In any case, congrats, it's tough to get through a field that large.