the Stake servers werent prepared for such a sudden influx of users.
You (Stake) should have been properly prepare for an event like this. I mean, what else you could be accepting where the total prizepool is $100k+. I have seen many times when a server is crashed on poker platforms (not talking about Stake) due to sudden influx, it only creates negative impression.
I tried to register for this tournament from the very first second, and I finally succeeded, but only after repeatedly refreshing the page due to errors. It's noteworthy that within 3-4 minutes of registration opening, more than 5700 spots had already been taken.
It is good that your persistent effort paid off. BTW, seats are filled much faster than 3 minutes, and all I was getting was error. Have you managed to win anything?
I will be setting an alarm of 30 seconds before the next tournament and will do constant refreshes as I am sure it will be the same scenario again if seats are not increased.