[bustedromo]

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OP, do you realize how much of a kick it's giving many players to be just playing in the same tourney with these pros? Maybe it's because they are getting a free roll that most of the pros almost never go deep. It's not like they are consistently in the top 3 or even final table, so I don't see the issue. If you don't like it... play on a different site maybe?

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I've never heard of anyone in a $216 buy-in tournament getting a kick out of playing with these players. The only comments I've ever seen in chat for the vast majority of these people are who are you ? and why is your name in red ?

Those people in a $216 who might actually know who most of these players are don't really give them much respect. I'd say they're indifferent to their presence, at best.

For those high buy-in tournament players who are pro and semi-pro, it's kindof like the celebrity A,B,C lists, they just want to move from the 2p2 B List to the FTP A List.

It's similar to Jennifer Tilly's televised poker celebrity status. Just because she somehow got on the Poker Celebrity A List (because she was in a bunch of B movies and TV shows) doesn't necessarily mean (1) that she can play poker, or (2) that she's all that hot (even for a 49 year old, in my opinion).

Of those high buy-in tournament participants who are not pro or semi-pro level players, I doubt most of them have ever heard of 75% of the FTP Pros. Yeah, you can look them up on google, but it's not like another one isn't minted every other week.

Plus, do some of these FTP Pros even care about their jobs ? I heard that Carlos Mortensen a lot of times if he wants to go off-roading with his buddies he just throws the tournament.