i noticed this whilst browsing party the other day
http://www.partypoker.com/tournaments/deal_making/
they have now added a deal making facility
heres what they have to say about it
At PartyPoker.com, we are constantly improving and augmenting the service we offer to our players. Now, we're bringing you another great feature – a deal making facility.
Deal making allows players at the final table of a tournament to make a deal for all or part of the remaining prize pool. Deal making is part of the automated process that allows players to choose pre-determined deal structures and custom payouts. Note that during the game itself, a deal is not finalized unless all players have agreed to it.
Deal making is available for most real money, multi-table tournaments with a cash-only prize pool. It is not possible to use the deal making facility in a tournament that offers some of the winners the chance to take their payout in the form of an entry into another tournament.
To check whether a tournament features the deal making facility, go to the Poker Lobby and select a tournament to open the Tournament Lobby. If deal making is possible, it will say 'Final Table Deal Making Possible' in the top bulletin board message.
In the uncertain world of poker, where you can lose your stack on a bad beat, cutting a deal can make sure you still get a slice of the pot!
All players at the final table must select 'Yes' in the deal making table module on the table. This pauses the game after the current hand and initiates the deal making process.
At the end of the current hand, a group chat window pops up, and all the seated players discuss the deal. Seated players and railbirds can also see this chat window. Once the deal making window is activated, the regular table chat is turned off.
The player with the most chips will have a slightly different chat window offering the ability to choose the deal structure or fill in a custom payout structure. If two players have the same number of chips, then the player that registered for the tournament first will see the leader chat window.
The players discuss the distribution of the deal and either agree or disagree to a payout structure. The chip leader must select a payout structure. If he or she chooses 'Custom Payout', the chip leader must fill in the custom payout amounts.
If the players do not agree, then the player with the most chips will select 'No Deal' and the game will continue. There is a time limit on how much time the players can have to agree on a deal. If this time limit is exceeded, then all the chat windows will close and the tournament will resume.
A player can leave the deal making process at any time by clicking on 'Exit'. If this happens, the deal making process will end for all players and the tournament will resume.
When there is an agreement on a deal structure, the chip leader selects 'Submit' and each player has the opportunity to confirm the deal.
If all players agree to the deal, the money will be immediately added to their accounts. Either the tournament continues (if there is any money remaining in the pot) or it ends (if all the money has been distributed). Additional deals can be made at any time using this same process.
Chip leader chat window 
Non Chip leader chat window 
Note: If a deal has been made and there is any money remaining in the prize pool, then that money will be paid out in the percentages specified by the tournament payout structure. So, if 1st place would get 50%, 2nd place 30% and 3rd place 20%, then the remaining prize pool will be paid out according to these percentages. For example, if there are only two players left in a game and a deal is made for a portion of the prize pool, then the remaining prize pool will be paid (50/80) to 1st place and (30/80) to second place.
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its good that the top sites are starting to recognise the need to add this functionality to their software
Partys Deal Making Facility 
