WSOP 2005 Limit & NL Shootouts

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Events #15 and #16 are limit and NL shootouts, $1500 buy-in each. Can anyone give some advice on how these events compare to a normal limit or NL WSOP event? Easier or harder to make it into the money? I'm planning to play 1 or 2 WSOP events this year, and these may work out best for the travel schedule.

It would seem that the shootouts would be slightly harder, since you have to win your table to make it into the money, rather than just survive through the pack, but I have no idea.