Setting up a home poker "league"

[scanman33]

I'm thinking of getting about 15-18 of us together and holding a series of 6 tournaments to send someone to the '08 WSOP. Not the main event, but maybe one or two of the lower buy-in events. I have a few questions:

-What would be the best point system to use?
-Should I hold back a little of the buy-in and have a prize pool for each individual tourney? I'm thinking a $375 buy-in for 18 people=$6750 and pulling back $1750 for prize pools for the individual tournies. This way, people out of the points race will still have a reason to play.
-I'm thinking of throwing out each payer's worst finish just in case someone can't show to one of the tournaments. I'm doing this to generate more interest so people don't freak at having to make themselves available 6 different nights.
-What is a good blind structure?


I'd appreciate any input. Thanks.