Hard to get people to show up for less than $60. I get the "fun" part. And I hate taking money from people I know. Not saying I win all the time, but I never want to put a friend in bad spot for $. And there has to be the understanding that you don't show with what you can't afford to lose. $20 and less is a game people come up with when it's not planned and just what they have on them, for fun. Planned games are for fun and need to be worth the time and drive. Fun is a byproduct and is a given, since you know like minded people are there. You're not there to come up with how to do your next build, BUT, that may happen. That's the fun. A $20 game will have people All In in 30 minutes. Then the game's over. Now what?
I've played the high roller and the low baller games. Some with people on here, Eli, Howard, and Tilly. Tilly witnessed my Royal Flush in a tourny I played in on for Howard when he was out of town.
Find 8 0r so people who agree on an amount, then they play. It might end up being different groups.