OMG, the rewards pool is distributed by stake being used to curate, so yes it does go to the larger stakes. You should know better. Author rewards are determined by the individual stakes of both the curator and the author. On top of that, we aren't just talking about Author rewards, because rewards are split, so there's curation rewards as well, where the higher stakes have the highest vote value and by default earn a higher return from the rewards pool. Try again!