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Weren't the players at the 2005 ME final table in last year's TOC? Why again?


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This year the TOC is BEFORE whe start of the WSOP. Last year it was after. I guess the change made them have some repeat players.

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I think they made the change for some completely independent reason, and they just wanted the field smaller than last year, and didn't want the same controversy with sponsors exemptions. Presumably, they intent to have a 27 player ToC before the WSOP next year too, with the same qualifying requirements. It's just this year the Main Event final tables gets to two ToC chance, because this is the year they made the switch.