They are still popular and fill up very fast. But lots of regulars are in this, there are so many training groups, staking and coaching stables and such things, add the crazy variance and you see, you have to have a big
bankroll (for the swings, only 3 places are good) and good skills for it. I think there are still a ton of funny players/gamblers/fish in it from nice big markets like Russia and
brazil etc.