^^^ThisIt means they start with a certain # of players say 1,000 then when player is eliminated another player gets his seat with a full chip count. And those alternates get in to the game in the order they register so its possible that registered players way down on list may not even get in. The WSoP did this one year before moving to the RIO as they just didnt have the room at Binions, and that was before having multiple day 1's
so is it good or bad to be an alternate