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Pete Chen raised to 4,000 and Matthew Schulte shoved 23,000 from the next seat over before the rest of the table got out of the way. Chen called and the cards were turned up.
Matthew Schulte: Q♣Q♦
Pete Chen: A♠Q♠
The board ran out 8♣8♥4♦K♠J♥ and the queens held to secure a double for Schulte.
Parker Talbot raised to 4,500 in the hijack and Michael Arellano three-bet to 14,000 on the button. Action folded back to Talbot who four-bet to 41,000, and Arellano called.
The dealer spread the K♣7♠6♣ flop and Talbot bet 26,000. Arellano called.
The 10♣ landed on the turn and Talbot bet 37,000. Arellano called again.
The 4♠ fell on the river and Talbot bet 45,000. Arellano called once more.
Talbot tabled A♥A♣ and Arellano mucked as Talbot took the pot to add to his huge chip lead.
Via an American Idol style competition, Nikki Limo and Lily Newhouse were chosen as the first PokerStars Big Game "loose cannons" in over a decade. As such, they will receive a $50,000 stake to compete in a high-stakes cash game against pros and entertaining recreational players.
The contest began on Sunday from the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) with a free qualifier shootout poker tournament at Resorts World in Las Vegas. Each table winner — 20 players — then advanced to an intense interview process on Monday judged by Nadya Magnus, Joe Stapleton, and James Hartigan.
Magnus was one of the original loose cannons when the popular show first aired in 2010-2011. She won over $60,000 on that day, her first introduction to televised poker. Stapleton and Hartigan will commentate on the show when it airs in 2024. Filming will take place at Resorts World this week, however.
The purpose of the audition phase was to find the two individuals who best exemplify a true loose cannon — is at least a somewhat competent poker player, would benefit greatly from winning a significant amount in the game, and has a colorful personality.
A player in the hijack was all in for approximately 85,000 and at risk against Scott Ball in early position.
Opponent: K♦K♣
Scott Ball: A♠K♠
The 8♦2♦2♠ flop kept the cowboys ahead, although the 5♠ turn gave Ball spade outs. The 6♠ indeed hit the felt on the river, and Ball collected the pot as his opponent hit the rail.
The tournament clock has been paused and the dealers have been instructed to deal three more hands before the players can bag and tag their chips for Day 2.
