It is difficult to decipher, but if people who reach the 1st place are the old clients of the site and usually they are people who have already been champions! I was playing EPT 16 and playing more than safe but after having a trio of kings they draw me with a low color!
When PokerStars had levels from bronze to platinum(with stars near the avatar),
freerolls were held once a week for them with different levels of prizes. So I had the bronze status and played a $ 1,000 Freeroll, and after 30 minutes I only had 25 of the original 1,500 chips left, but I ended up taking the top spot for almost $ 200. There was also a case when I was left with 10 chips and also managed to win the tournament, it was a $ 10 Freeroll. There were other similar cases. but still, I often fly out in minimal prizes or on the money. Yesterday on patipoker in the tournament for 7.5 remained only 43 players I was on 6 place with 2678000 chips and lost with their kormanymi valtami pocket tens, have oponenta withdrew three tens. It's a shame but such losses are not evidence of fraud on the part of the poker room