Ah, Leah! Obvious heads-up chip dump at WPT Fallsview allows Mike Leah to buy a title

[Dan Druff]

His extra POY points should be removed (downgraded as if he finished 2nd), and his TOC seat should be revoked. He did not rightfully earn either.

Ok, what if he had a chiplead and won the tourney or was down 55 45 in chips and made a deal?

Where do you draw the line?

If a deal is made at any of these final tables then you think nobody should benefit from it?

WPT should make clear rules about dealmaking and aggressively enforce them. That was the first problem here.

But regarding your question, I feel that anyone who is BEHIND in chips should NEVER be awarded a title in any tournament.

If you are the chipleader, and if chopping is allowed by tournament rules, then I am fine with you being declared the winner. Otherwise no.