I watched the last show, and the one statement that the talking invisible heads got right was, " I think they got tired of all the bad hands". Weak Aces included. There was just too much money on the table to really care about finishing 2nd when holding 2nd high chip count. At least make the rest of them come to you.
Agreed... bunch of wealthy idiots. And and illustration of what happens when too much money gets thrown around.