[jimmyfingers]

this may be a little too logical for this thread but it's not necessarily a big stretch to play so high. first of all, they're (presumably) not going to keep playing 500k buy-in games until they go broke... even if they have only 5mil, which is not enough of a bankroll for this game, it's okay if they just take a shot with the 500k and are planning to drop down to smaller games afterwards.

also, playing in this game gives them credibility/exposure which helps for sponsorships later on even if they lose money