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[QUOTE="rhoudini, post: 6886189, member: 1015282"]
Definitely yes for including amateurs!! Everyone loves a Moneymaker story, it would be great for the game to give a chance for an amateur to play vs. the pros and maybe win the game, showing that in poker everyone can take a shot at pros.

But FOUR amateurs is too much IMO. Despite it may be a good amount if the dynamics were the same (making 4 teams initially, then each team would have one amateur in the same level, balancing the teams in some sense). But if the format is changed, 4 out of 16 seems too much. One or maybe two amateurs would be great.

However, maybe the most important question is not [B]if[/B] an amateur should play, but [B]what kind of amateur[/B] would be best for the game?

We have already seen games and streams with amateurs like Alexandra Botez, a chess master and streamer, or even Mr. Beast, the famous youtuber. Many of these streams were a great success. We have also seen videos and marketing campaigns with celebrities, like Neymar Jr (PokerStars Pro), Cristiano Ronaldo, etc. This profile seems good for the entertainment: someone already well-known, but not a poker pro.

Another option is making big qualifiers online, and the winner gets a seat. It was good if everybody had equal chances of participating, even freeroll hustlers, not only people who play bigger stakes. I just don't know if it is good from a entertainment and marketing point of view for the show itself, maybe it is, give the fact that the audience is the poker community anyway.
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