I noticed at the PCA how it always said something to the effect of "3% of the prize pool will be retained for the tournament staff." At the time I thought this was the entire rake, but now I'm not sure:
So, is the 3%
part of the $25 entry fee, or
in addition to the $25 entry fee?
If it's in addition to the entry fee, a couple thoughts:
1) This seems like a pretty sneaky way to increase the rake of the tournament - most people probably don't even know or care.
2) They're taking out an obscene amount more than is needed to pay expenses for big buy-in tournaments.
3) The total rake is almost always >5%, even for big buy-ins.
Thoughts?