Looks like nobody pointed the OP in the direction of the SBR Poker Championship 2012 thread.
Feast your eyes on these payouts and reassess sir:
Sat. Sept 15th at 5PM ET, Championship Prize-pool
1st. $5,000
2nd. $3,000
3rd. $2,000
4th. $1,400
5th. $1,100
6th. $900
7th. $700
8th. $500
9th. $400
10th. 1,000 betpoints
11th. 950 betpoints
12th. 900 betpoints
13th. 850 betpoints
14th. 800 betpoints
15th. 750 betpoints
16th. 700 betpoints
17th. 650 betpoints
18th. 600 betpoints
19th. 550 betpoints
20th. 500 betpoints
21st. 450 betpoints
22nd. 350 betpoints
23rd. 300 betpoints
24th. 250 betpoints
25th. 200 betpoints