[ekky]

The points are the same.

If a payout is something like 40/24/13/9/6/4/2/2 (ie steep) then you would care less about coming in 8th or 6th.. so you naturally tend to take chipEV decisions as is... with a view to taking close decisions and accumulating.

if the payout is something like 18/16/15/12/11/10/9/9 (ie flatter) then you tend not to want to take a gamble so much because not making the money is more of a major concern, and the ultimate prize for winning is not as significant.

I agree with Durron 100%