hi all, my first post here.

24 player live tourney. 5 players left. I don't have exact numbers but i'll report my chip count estimates from the table.

1st place: $560, 2nd: $336 3rd: $224

Blinds just raised to 4000/2000

Me (button): 30,000
#2 (sb): 60,000
#3 (bb): 6,000
#4 (utg): 90,000
#5 (utg +1): 60,000

At this point, the big stack (who I watched drink at least 7 beers and would shove with ATC) asked to chop it 5 ways. Everyone else agreed and the decision was to me.

Seems like a no-brainer to take the deal with only 1/8th total chips, but allowing short stack to blind out and then chop was the logical move. Big stack was too drunk to keep playing, middle stacks were giddy just to make the money. Even the dealer was trying to talk me out of chopping with the small stack still in. Take the deal ($217 each)?

I would jump on that deal. Unless you think you can take down 1st.