MY HYPOTHESIS: Money put at risk can make memory work better and help recall useful information.
This game is unique. It could not only prove that free pot donations can make sense, but also it could prove my hypothesis when being televised with hole-cams or at least having the dealer interviewed. It's 6 players max, LIVE table only and there's no betting, only pot donations instead.
First, a good dealer with no intentions to cheat is required for this game. This shouldn't be a problem. Cheating is theoretically possible, but also quite easy to detect by players so it can't guarantee profits in a long run. Besides, the game is based on donations, so you don't have to add money to the pot if you don't want to.
Players must post Antes and then they get their hole cards. They look at their own cards and also the dealer must look and memorize all player's hole cards. The free pot donations made by players in 4 rounds (pre-flop, 1st, 2nd and 3rd flop card) are supposed to help the dealer remember / recall their hole cards. Turn and river are never dealt and there's no showdown. Instead, the dealer decides who has the best flop odds (%) and this player wins the pot.
The game leaves all players with uncertainty in every hand, but you never know what kind of result would the turn and river give if they were dealt.
If the dealer has no intentions to cheat or make random decisions, the game will be quite spectacular then. I'm quite sure myself, that the bigger donation you make when you have good cards, the easier for the dealer will be to remember or recall your cards. Players can also try to bluff, but this will work only when the dealer remembers good cards, but he's not sure who has them.
G. J.