Well ,on with the original question. I think that if you were in the guide game to support yourself and raise a family, then buisness sense would point the way towards saving the big deer for the big payer, if the poor bloke was going to be happy with his average deer. Its not the politicaly correct answer I know.
I will be going for my first Red Deer in mid april and though I know there are going to be double 7 pointers out there, I would be very pleased to get a double 5. Next time after that I would want a double 6. My ultimate goal would then be a double7 pointer.
In the end I think human nature would take over. If the poor hunter was a realy top bloke,good hunter and worked hard and you bonded well, then would would probably take him to the good deer, especialy if the real rich bloke was a complete prick.