[baggins]

Greg -

I'm sure it's been considered, but...

Why not start your OWN production company and host tourneys around the world with TV and the whole nine yards? You and some of the other big names you're connected with could easily (i'm sure its not as easy as it sounds, of course.) put together the funding and use your contacts to get something going.

Of course, the current WPT, WPC, WSOP etc. tourneys have an advantage - they already exist and are household names.

However, if you guys play your cards right, and inflate prize pools with sponsorhip dollars, you could attract some of the BIGGEST names (aside from yourselves of course) and instantly have THAT leverage in terms of viewership. people want to watch the big names. if your tourney has the biggest names, you should get more viewers.

i know its not very concrete, and there's a lot of work and details to make something like this happen. but, the way i've always seen things, if you want to effect change in the way things work, you must lead by example. you can lobby and argue and plead, but if you simply start doing things the way they ought to be done, then over time things will come around.

obviously, this is pretty optimistic. but it's the only way things get done.