Every year there are a handful of players who have a tremendous amount of success at the World Series of Poker. Often times these players seem to come out of nowhere, or are longtime professionals who finally have their breakout moment; in this column I’m going to takeRead Full Article

When Massamilio Martinez appeared on Season 2 of the PokerStars Big Game it was pretty evident from the outset that the Italian poker player was anything but a “Loose Cannon” (the PokerStars Big Game terminology for an amateur qualifier). But even after running over the table and winningRead Full Article

Entering the final table of the inaugural World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida, the talk of the tournament was Gigi Gagne. Gagne, and amateur poker player from Florida, was poised to make a run at poker history, asRead Full Article

Play was called to a halt on Tuesday night at the EPT Barcelona Main Event when Magan Tier was eliminated in 25th place, leaving just 24 players in the running for the massive €850,000 that will be awarded to the winner of the tournament. With the total prize-poolRead Full Article

I’m pretty certain that when they came up with the idea of a “Loose Cannon”, as the PokerStars.net Big Game calls the online qualifier that appears on the show, PokerStars was not expecting an Italian semi-pro to come in and out agro the pros, which is precisely whatRead Full Article

Thanks to Black Friday, PokerStars has been forced to pull virtually all of their advertising from the US television market, and this means the loss of one of the most cutting edge poker shows since the advent of the hole-card camera, The PokerStars.net Big Game. The PokerStars.net BigRead Full Article

Poker enthusiasts will not be watching Season 2 of the PokerStars.net Big Game on Fox Sports thanks to Black Friday, but with the show already filmed PokerStars has decided not to let the footage go to waste, and will air Season 2 of the Big Game on PokerStars.tvRead Full Article

After four weeks of The PokerStars Big Game the amateur “Loose Cannon” have been doing quite well against the pro players. In Week 1 we were introduced to perhaps the weakest player of the “Loose Cannons” Ernest Wiggins, who employed a weak/tight strategy, but was able to catchRead Full Article