My Hopes for Game of Gold 2

Last year GG Poker hosted one of the best poker shows of the decade, Game of Gold, where 16 pro players battled it out for $456,000. Maria Ho emerged victorious over Dan “Jungleman” Cates for the win, and a second season was teased. This is what I hope to see in the next season

Diversity of Games: While No Limit Texas Hold’em is the most popular poker variant, I feel like this is an opportunity for GG Poker to give people a taste of different games that aren’t usually televised. While they did one round of Indian poker in season 1, I feel like they could have games like Omaha or Short Deck in as well.

Better Structure: My biggest problem in how season 1 worked was the fact that there were too few episodes, especially for the late game rounds. After episode 10, with only 2 episodes left, there were still 9 players remaining. I feel if there was an additional round at the final 6, to narrow the pool down to 4 for the finale, we would have got to see a lot more late-game action.

Players: The cast of Game of Gold was very good and hard to top, but if I was casting for a second season, with no returning players, this is who I would pick.

1. Phil Helmuth

2. Brad Owen

3. Jennifer Tilly

4. Arden Cho

5. Phil Ivey

6. Jean Robert Bellande

7. Vanessa Selbst

8. Patrik Antonius

9. Chris Moneymaker

10. Mike Matusow

11. Cary Katz

12. Annete Obrestad

13. Tony G

14. Vanessa Russo

15. Erik Seidel

16. Mariano

This would be my perfect list, but even if a few of these people show up in season 2, I’ll be satisfied. Honestly, I’m excited for season 2 even if none of these players make it.