Stop whining. Good lord this is really getting silly. Do you homework and mathmatics folks. No matter how great a professional is when the field is at 2000+ players the degree of luck to make the final table increases quite significantly. There. Now you know why it is difficult for ANYONE to win the WSOP with a field that large. It's the SIZE OF THE FIELD that determines the chances of good players making that final table. The smaller the field at any even. The better chance the better players have of making it. It's really simple. Basic statistics. You can buy a book at borders and do the mathmatics yourself. However, you shouldn't have to. Use some common sense. Stop whining. The professionals will still win most tournaments with 500 or less players but online players and players in general are getting skilled much more quickly with the advent of the computer and internet gaming. Get over it. It doesen't take years of experience to get good at NL HOldem. You just need a willing student that will devour any knowledge they can get there hands on. You guys are making this way to complex for your own good.