it's not fair to have a team of half serious players and half "socializers". You want to socialize at a cost to me? ...dont think so.
Sorry man, I gotta be blunt - that sounds like a pretty self-centered point of view.
At least you're kind of aware of it and asking, and I respect that.
But looking at the quote above,
you're talking like you actually consider the prize money YOURS.
It isn't even in your hands yet and you're talking like the 'socializers' are stealing it out of your wallet.
It's not yours, it's the team's money, and the socializers never took it from anyone...
it was GIVEN to them. What do you expect them to do, give it back and say
"hand this to Tron, he draws his rock better than I do. I don't deserve it."?
Hell no, the other players don't think like that and you shouldn't either.
It's not about win percentage, it's about everyone showing up and putting in effort.
If your team is anything like mine you need a 1 or 2 so that you can play as a 9, right?
So even if they win 40% and you win 90%, without them, you're off the team.
So, I'd say they deserve an equal cut because they're just as necessary for you to play.
I just want to enjoy some time out, play some pool, competitively, and not have to pay for it in the long run, I'm gambling on free fun time. I've long understood that at best, for me and anyone else, league play isn't a good "investment " but it shouldn't be a net loss (for me) even when we win first or 2nd place.
I would love to be able to do things I enjoy without having to pay for it, but I don't EXPECT it.
Honestly I think you (like a lot of people) are worried too much about OPM -
other people's money. It's not about "this is taking too much toll on my wallet"
or "there are lots of cool things I could buy if my cut were larger"...
It's about "I think this is unfair so I want to punish people who are getting paid just as much
even though they're not half as serious about pool as I am."
In other words, it's about ego.
I think you'll be happier if you can find some way to let that shit go
and just treat this as a fun and not-very-expensive night out at the pool hall.