When you see something "$10 staff bonus for 2,000 chips" It means that for this particular tournament "add-on," all that money goes directly to the dealers and the staff as part of their tip. It doesn't go to the house, it doesn't go to the prize pool, that $10 (or whatever) goes entirely into the fund that all the dealers who work the tournament split up as part of the tips.

And the 2000 chips goes into your stack. So you're paying for more starting chips, but the money doesn't increase the prize-pool.

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