October PSO, 4 days to go

Well, with 4 days left to go in October, I've been on a decent run in the PokerSchoolOnline.com Skill League. After 36 tournaments, I'm up 305 points; with nearly half (140) of those coming in the last week (10/21-10/27). Barring a complete meltdown between now and Monday morning, I should be in the money. Not to blow my own horn, but I'm in 201st place out of over 10,000 players; which puts me square on the bubble for the next prize jump: less than a half a point is between me and doubling my prize.
Like most tournament payouts, the big money jumps occurs on the final table; the guy in first (currently thatsmysky 1930.90) will take home 1500 dollars, while the guy in tenth (ESSY ARMEN 1908.06) only gets 100. Now, I hear you, and you're saying Deege, you've collected 140 points over the last week, putting you at 1805, you're only 103 points away from the big money jumps. And when you say that, I laugh in your general directions because, I don't have 4 days worth of tournaments to rack up 103 points; I've got 4 days of tourneys to make up 103 points and if you don't think there's a difference there, you've never tried to hit a moving target.
And the thing is, I've played with a number of guys on the first page of the leaderboard; at least 6 of the top 12 in the last week and a half. They're good; and they're not going to wait for me, or anybody else to play catch up. Personally, I'd be happy if I was on their radar... you know, my smiling mug shows up in their screen and they go "oh hey, it's dingo."
After 10th place, the next 88 people get $50, unless they aren't "Active"; earning at least 20 VIP points from Pokerstars in the previous month. Surprisingly enough, two of the top 10 (11SCORPIUS11 and stuckinit) are not "Active" players. For them and any other Whitestar player, the payout drops to 10% of the Active player's cash. 99th place (Choas Evo21 1840.78) gets $30, and 201st (dingodeege 1805.14) drops to $15, and Whitestar players are out of the money. It's a bit disconcerting to have two payout structures, but hey, I'm Active (and with over 100 VIP points this month, will be again in November), so I don't really mind.
Here's the fun thing about the point system: it's variable. The more points you have, the harder it is to get big point payouts. Now, there's still a massive jump for hitting the money; I have a finishes of 163 and 139 in tournaments with similar number of runners (that you didn't have to take. And it cost you money. Yes, making a move on the bubble is good strategy, and it's profitable, when it works. If you got into an all-in situation that you didn't have to, especially when you're that close to the money, you better have the nuts.