Kirchner mentioned your input when I met with him recently about one very important aspect of this new contest which was not in the press release, namely that there are going to be six "play in" contests where first prize is an entry into the BCBC, as they're calling it, which in and of itself is something worth shooting for, given the lofty entry fee. I couldn't agree with you more on the importance of highlighting players winning serious money, although I'm hoping at least one or two of the players who ring the register earned an entry by winning a satellite, as my best guess is the average viewer might identify with that kind of player more than a player who ponied up the $10k entry fee.
One other interesting note is that a sizable number of Euros have apparently already committed, and will be making their contest debut in what can be a tricky and demanding format. While it wouldn't make sense to call anyone who enters a contest like this "dead money", it sure seems to me that they've picked a very tough spot to try to break their maiden.
