The moment when several players want to make a chop in a tournament and split the top prizes, but there is only one player who refuses, can end up being a bit awkward. But it doesn’t matter, we all know it’s part of the game and that everyone has to agree to make a deal. Sometimes, the player who doesn’t want to make the deal gets eliminated and the rest end up agreeing. In other occasions, the one who refuses to deal ends up taking it all. This was what happened to Edgar Propst 
The event took place in the US$600 Opener of the Potomac Winter Poker Open. It featured a total of 1.635 entries, which created a prize pool of US$825.675. Propst managed to overcome this field of over a thousand players to take the title without even being a tournament specialist.
«I only play a few tournaments a year», he confessed after his victory. «I’m a cash player. The strategy is different, the mindset is different, and it’s all still quite new to me».
Edgar Propst Playing The Tournament.
However, this inexperience did not work against him. As the final table got smaller, the issue of the chop was brought to the table more and more, but there were still several players left to be eliminated. Propst was the one who spoke out most strongly against the chop. Edgar had no intention of leaving without the trophy.
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«I’m a competitor», he later stated. «I felt I had a certain edge and didn’t want to give them free equity. I told them I might consider it 3-handed or heads-up, but I wanted them to earn it».
Fortunately, Edgar pushed forward and ended up defeating Matthew Sherman
Potomac Winter Poker Open – Opener
Buy-in: US$600
Entries: 1.635
Prize Pool: US$825.675
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