I'm not sure how that could happen. Dennis Hatch came in second place at the Joss Tour Season Finale, which paid $6,000.
EVERY player got paid in CASH. The cash payouts were distributed by Mike Zuglan, the Joss Tournament Director, personally, and the winning player had to sign for the dough.
If Dennis' entry fee had not been paid beforehand, which knowing Mike Zuglan I find that hard to believe, then surely Mike Zuglan would have collected the monies at the time he was paying Dennis for his second-place finish, I would think. JMHO, FWIW!
JAM