I think players also have to realize that the viewing audience is watching the show from a completely different frame of reference - hoping to see a contestant win the quarter-million or, failing that, play the game well enough to get as much money out of the game as possible. Even though a player can justify their reasons for dealing early out of fear of getting a blue or crippling future offers with an especially disastrous round, it still remains that when a player deals particularly early, it needs to work out immaculately in the prove-out or else the player can expect to catch at least a small amount of unavoidable flak from outsiders who think that the player bailed out just as the game was getting good.
I don't think anyone here intends to disrespect one's reasons for making any decision during the game. Just that optimally played games, especially recently, have been at a premium, and there's a disappointment associated in watching someone fail to unlock their game's potential - like a Deal made two rounds too soon.
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