If the goal is to test the team's ability to enter in to new areas, this mike be good reason to set the test to be a non-hold'em game. Something like PL 5CD heads up shoot-out* would be pretty interesting domain (and much smaller game tree) to work with.

Even if it is hold'em, there's the still teh question of structure (limit/big bet, NL/PL, antes, blinds, tournament or cash, heads up/ring/9m) that there's a lot of possibility.