Dong and Doug seem to be a poker team, and by Doug's comments it seems he is not discussing strategy in detail with the others like he's doing with Dong. (MBN Dong
. Would be interested to know if anyone knows to the contrary.
Also, I find it interesting they were able to convince these guys to commit to such a large endeavor. They are putting in a ton of hours, opening up their thought process at least to some degree, and for relatively little monetary reward. Imagine the opportunity cost in dollar terms for 6 weeks of not playing at the stakes they do for real money.
With that said, there is value in the exposure, and Doug seems to be getting the highest return in that regard. I think there's a strong chance he becomes much more public after this challenge, especially if he crushes through to the end.