Seems like there are two ways this could develop:
1. A new form of our beloved real money strategy game which revitalizes the 'fun' element, in which the best and hardest working people will thrive
2. A new form of fun provided to customers who are willing to pay for it, i.e. the same as accepting the negative EV of playing roulette because you enjoy it
No wonder the poker pro's are sceptical, they tend to be decent at logic
PS: To the few people itt saying stuff like 'no you'd rather want more rakeback yada yada', that bs is getting old; there is plenty of stuff that would be good for traditional poker that wouldn't involve incentivizing 18-tabling rakeback grinders. Also, no one is forcing recreational players to get involved with good players for stakes meaningful to them, so don't take the 'poker pro's are bloodsuckers' line every time, it's pretty tilting especially if you fail to recognize how Amaya is sucking you dry
edit: want to make clear that I would have absolutely nothing against this if it develops in the first way