Many of the players in these fields are quite literally complete beginners.
This is the case when you play online poker as well where you can enter tournaments for as little as a buck or two. This means that it is a lot easier to find spots where you can get your money in as a significant favorite. The other great thing about poker tournaments is that they attract a lot of amateurs, probably more so than any other format. It's hard to look at some of the prize pools and not want to chase that dream of the big score!
The 2017 World Series of Poker is in full swing and so this is the time of year when tournaments take poker's center stage.
