~ I feel like the intention is to have and reduce the number of participants because even amongst the administrative team someone must have made mention that that was a huge amount but it was probably ignored because they have their specific reasons.
There are several reasons for increasing the limit like that. Yeet.com has grown so fast and there are a huge number of users who wagered $10k+. As a result, the number of participants in the bi-weekly poker tournament has increased significantly. Which will make the tournament very long. This is the primary reason for changing the requirement unexpectedly. They have already enough users with $50k+ wagered. As a result, the number of participants is still good with this requirement.