You can’t log on to the PokerStars download without seeing Daniel Negreanu’s smiling face plastered all over the client. For many online players, competing with Daniel would be like a dream come true. The PokerStars Big Game gives anyone the chance to play with Daniel, and beat him, absolutely free. A whole squadron of the game’s best players are descending on a TV studio to play a lengthy $200/$400 cash game, with one seat saved for a lucky online qualifier. The show broadcasts every night on FOX, with every show also stored for your viewing convenience on the Big Game website as poker videos.

If you want to sit down at this stacked table, you’ll need to find a minimum of $100,000 from somewhere. Even the lucrative PokerStars bonus code won’t pay out that kind of money. Thankfully, PokerStars have decided to give the aspiring online player a little helping hand. What’s more, the ‘Loose Cannons’, as they are known, get to keep any of the profits they make on that money. So if you really think you’ve got what it takes to get in the ring with the toughest players in the world and pick off poker tells, PokerStars will put their money where your mouth is.

To get involved, potential players need to run through a series of online qualifiers. Put your name down for a free daily PC or Mac Poker online qualifier and you’re on your way. If you finish inside the top 300 of this tournament, you’ll be eligible for the Round 2 event on the following Saturday. End your run in the top 1000 of that event and you’re through to the Final Round on Sunday. Finishing in the top 200 of that contest won’t immediately get you on TV, but it does make you eligible to send in an audition tape. You need to be on top form to impress the head honchos at one of the top texas holdem sites in the world. If your personality impresses the selectors, you could be the next in line to play in the PokerStars Big Game. The luckiest and most skilled players will be able to last a whole week in the jungle, but a new Loose Cannon is always waiting in the wings to replace anyone who busts. Loose Cannon No. 1 was Ernest Wiggins, who set the bar high with a $50,000 profit. You can keep up to date with the results of all the Loose Cannons on various poker wordpress blogs and news sites across the internet.

The PokerStars Big Game roster is a dream team of the game’s hottest talent when it comes to playing texas hold em hands. At the head of the table sites Daniel Negreanu, a seat away from the legendary Doyle Brunson. Throughout the series, they will be joined by Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Laak, Isaac Haxton, and many more. You can even keep on top of just how well your favorite pros are faring by checking out all the facts and figures on the Big Game website. They are tracking a number of stats, including percentage of hands won, poker range, and profit/loss across their whole session.