it would have been $938 under the normal structure, 25% of the pool vs 21% for the 20% payout. Actually not that bad.

It made for strange playing though, because the payout increases were so gradual once you get in the money that "survival" aint worth much.

I went out with AJ called by a SS with 55 and a big stack with AT, the flop was T high and the river was a 5.