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That would be a $300 payout per $400 of entrance fees, leaving nothing of substance for the winner.
The formula will be:
$150 per preliminary section round winner, no matter how many sections.
If we used your example, with 16 sections and a second tier of payouts, then only $1600 would be available to the FINALIST who gets to play me for the world championship.
I think you will agree a split of $1000 to the winner then $600 to the runner up is rather thin for such a grand title.
The finalist who wins the whole thing will get another $125 times the total sections playing at the start. With your 16 section example, that is $2000 for the finalist.