Where does the B&M tourney entry fee go?

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My point is that in most B&M tournaments, I would think that dealer base pay is a huge portion of the operating cost of the tournament.

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I think you're likely pretty far off here. I don't have any intimate knowledge of where that cash goes, but I'd wager that the vast majority just goes to the house cut since they are only going be paying the dealer's minimum wage or less and letting them rely on tips to make up the remaineder. (The 3% they pull out of the prize pool is kind of like a hidden tip as far as I know.)