Tonight, June 27th, 2011, the second season begins of Poker Stars The Big Game, a chance for 5 poker bigwigs and 1 poker unknown to face-off in high-stakes cash game action.
The 5 bigwigs starting of season 2 of The Big Game are David “Viffer” Peat, Tony G. (of Team Party Poker) Scott Seiver and Team PokerStars’ own Daniel Negreanu. Former NBA men’s basketball superstar Bobby Sura will also be at the table, which boasts a $100,000 buy-in. As will be Gonzales Cannon, the aptly-named first Loose Cannon of season 2, whose entry comes courtesy of Poker Stars.
The Loose Cannon of the week in The Big Game is a player who wins that spot via qualifier tournaments on the PokerStars site. The Loose Cannon is allowed to keep any amounts they win above $100,000 (the cost of their buy-in) at the end of the week. The lineup of pros and Loose Cannons alike changes each week. Upcoming stars to look for in future weeks of The Big Game, which airs now until August 5, include Phil Hellmuth, Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Barry Greenstein Phil Laak, Jennifer Tilly, Vanessa Selbst and reigning World Series of Poker champion Jonathan Duhamel. Among the non-poker pro players appearing in future weeks of The Big Game Season 2 are Guy Laliberte, creator of Cirque du Soleil, and Nick Cassavetes, famous film director.
All episodes of The Big Game air on pokerstars.tv at noon on weekdays. Extra footage will also be available online, including detailed player statistics, unseen hands, and moments that couldn’t be shown on regular Internet television.