The partpoker Million North America has entered its final phase as there are just 2 players remaining and Heads up play is set to begin.
Jean-Pascal arrived at this point with an almost 2:1 chip advantage, playing 747M to Jonathan’s 395M. And with the chips counted, the players decided to pause the clock to discuss a deal, and based on those chip counts they arrived at an arrangement that suits them both.
The first part of the deal is that both players have agreed to skip a level and go straight to play at 6M/12M with no ante HU, and also to reduce the clock per level to a quick 20 minutes.
In terms of the financial part of the deal, the players chose to reserve $165,000 and the Champion’s Trophy for the eventual winner and to distribute the remaining prize pool based on relative stack sizes.
The new payouts agreed to are:
Jean-Pascal Savard: $791,000.00
Jonathan Bussières: $693,950.00
Play has now resumed with this deal in place.
