The Poker Stars Big Game

[FCP Bob 1,312]

I'm sure there are still a lot more details to come but the more cash game poker on TV the better.http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/promotions/thebiggame/http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2010/pokerst...how-066159.html

The PokerStars Big GameThe PokerStars Big Game is a brand new, high-stakes cash game TV show on FOX, and you can be part of it for free by playing in the Big Game qualifier tournaments and winning a seat in the cash game as a Loose Cannon qualifier. All PokerStars players in the US and Canada can play in daily, free-to-enter Big Game Round 1 qualifiers, running March 26-June 25. Finish in the top 200 in any of the Big Game Final Round qualifiers and you’ll be invited to send us a casting video, telling us why you think you should be on The PokerStars Big Game as a Loose Cannon. Impress us and you’ll be invited to Las Vegas to face-off against the biggest names in poker in a high-stakes cash game with a $100,000 minimum buy-in, including legends like Daniel Negreanu and more!To find The PokerStars Big Game Round 1 qualifiers, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Tourney’ & ‘Regional’, and then look for tournaments listed as ‘Big Game’.The PokerStars Big Game looks set to be the most exciting thing to happen to televised poker for years. Make it as a Loose Cannon and PokerStars will buy you into the game for the minimum buy-in of $100,000, and you’ll get to keep whatever profit you make above this amount. Every episode you’ll sit alongside the superstars of the game to play for hundreds of thousands of dollars in cold hard cash, with blinds set at $200/$400. Finish the session up and you’ll be invited to come back for the next episode! This is your chance to step up to the big leagues and walk away a winner, and best of all it’s free to enter.Contact support@pokerstars.com if you have any questions about The PokerStars Big Game or how to become a Loose Cannon qualifier.

[Merby 3]

First! (...to win, I hope)

[HighwayStar 8]

All PokerStars players in the US and Canada can play

booooooo

[Mercury69 3]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!

[Boners_Galore 0]

This sounds bonertastic.

[CoolHandKai 0]

you’ll be invited to send us a casting video. Impress us and

While I see the marketing wisdom of picking the priest, the soldier and the 9/11 police man last time, I hope they'll go with some eye candy this time around.

[Balloon guy 158]

While I see the marketing wisdom of picking the priest, the soldier and the 9/11 police man last time, I hope they'll go with some eye candy this time around.

Pretty sure I am going to actually have to qualify on my own, but thanks for the support.

[nutzbuster 7]

[ ] has money on Stars[x] should get an insta invite for just being overall awesome

[grocery_mony 8]

Obviously nits need not apply. Probally looking for the biggest ******* they can find. My video will be a 5 minute rant about Raymer's fannypack.

[fighter 4]

Obviously nits need not apply. Probally looking for the biggest ******* they can find. My video will be a 5 minute rant about Raymer's fannypack.

Not true. If it is anything like the pokerstars million dollar challenge, they want NYPD patrolman who were active during 911, poker playing priests who are donating the winnings to charity, Iraq war veterans. Pretty much people who have no ****ing clue about poker but good/tear jerking back stories.

[blakheart 3]

Working on my tear jerker story now...

[CoolHandKai 0]

The pot limit before the flop sounds like a great idea - I need to suggest that to the guy, who runs the penny stakes home game, as we have one player, who constantly ships 100 blinds pre with hands like 99...

[FCP Bob 1,312]

From Daniel's Bloghttp://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-jour...&ucat=&

PokerStars.net The Big GameWe've been working on this concept for quite some time now and I will bet big money you guys are going to freaking love this show! Absolutely love it. It's clear that die hard poker players are a bit bored with watching crap shoot hands on TV and are more interested in seeing deep stack play. People new to poker absolutely loved the Million Dollar Challenge, it was fast, exciting, and gave everyday people a shot at really big money. Well now we are bringing you something a little different. Here are some of the details:Buy in: $100,000 minimum $500,000 maximumBlinds: $200-$400 with a $100 ante (the button will ante for the table)Format: 6 handed (occasionally that may change) pot limit betting before the flop, no limit hold'em after the flop. So why pot limit before the flop? Well, there is a very good reason for that which I'll get to in just a second when I tell you about the other sick twist to our show. With the antes in place, a raiser can still come in for 5x ($2000) so the fact that it's pot limit before the flop really won't affect the game much at all. If you've watched cash game poker, you rarely see raises or re-raises that exceed the pot.The Twist: One of the six players at the table will be an online qualifier, "The Loose Cannon," who'll get a chance to sit in the game with $100,000... and it's a freeroll! Well, not entirely. The Loose Cannon must play the full session, and he can keep anything that he wins. If he loses, say $500 or $50,000, he gets nada. Can you imagine what that will do to the game if in the late stages the Loose Cannon has, say, $60,000 in front of him? He has no incentive to keep it, so he's going to start shipping it in! That's going to create a crazy dynamic where the other pros at the table will all be licking their lips trying to get at that free money. As you can now understand, THIS is the reason it's going to be played pot limit before the flop. That way, the Loose Cannon can only make a pot sized raise pre-flop, which allows the pros to see some flops with him. Otherwise, he would just be going all in every hand and that would be silly. There is a lot more to tell you about in terms of twists, but I can't go into too much detail until it's all approved and finalized. Let's just say that aside from being on the show as a Loose Cannon, you high limit online grinders might also get your chance to get some exposure on FOX. Those details will come soon enough.Interest in the show has once again been overwhelming, and we are going to have some sick lineups that you are going to love. Over the years I've come across a lot of interesting poker players that the public hasn't really had an opportunity to see, but they are engaging, and sometimes hilarious. You'll see some new faces, as well as a lot of the familiar faces you've grown accustomed to. More on the show as more details are released...

[fighter 4]

can the loose cannon get insurance if he gets his money in as favourite.

[DanielNegreanu 141]

can the loose cannon get insurance if he gets his money in as favourite.

NO! The only deals he's permitted to make are running it multiple times provided his opponent agrees.

[GWCGWC 83]

NO! The only deals he's permitted to make are running it multiple times provided his opponent agrees.

If he gets it in good he/she should be more than willing to invite variance to the dance. I doubt the person picked normally plays 200/400 PLHE-pre NLH-post where they are free rolling the buy-in so variance should be welcomed. Now if the loose cannon somehow get it in with a FD vs set then by all means run it twice. Running it twice is situational right? It's not like chopping blinds where you either chop for the session or you don't.