David Stamm raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and found caller in both the small blind and Dan Heimiller in the big blind before seeing the 8♥7♦Q♠ flop.
All three players quickly checked through to see the K♣ hit the turn.
The small blind checked as did Heimiller in the big blind, but Stamm reached for chips and came out with a bet of 2,300. Only Heimiller would call to see the dealer put the 10♦ out on the river.
Action checked through to showdown and Heimiller turned over the 8♠2♠, which got a muck from Stamm before the dealer sent the chips in Heimiller's direction.
Action was opened under the gun to 2,000 before it moved to a player in late position who put in a three-bet to 6,000. It folded back to Zinno who went deep in the tank for almost two-minutes. Eventually he announced he was all in.
The late position player wasted little time before his cards found the muck. Zinno dragged a small one but it was without facing much resistance.
The player in the cutoff raised to 2,000 and got a call from Noah Brunson in the big blind before seeing the flop come down 6♣J♥8♥.
Brunson checked over to the cutoff, who continued with a bet of 3,300. Brunson wasted little time in making the call to see the 7♦ hit the turn.
Brunson checked once more and watched as the cutoff assembled a bet of 6,200. After a brief pause, Brunson check-jammed, putting his opponent to a decision. The cutoff checked their cards once more before sending them into the muck and conceding the pot to Brunson.
Action was opened in early position to 2,000 before Conrad Simpson called in middle position and Scotty Nguyen called in the big blind.
The K♠6♣J♠ flop landed and action checked to the original raiser who continued for 3,000. Only Simpson called on their way to a 5♠ turn.
The action slowed down and checked through to a 5♦ river and the original raiser checked again. Simpson sat in the tank for about a minute before checking back.
The original raiser tabled J♦10♦ and Simpson tabled A♥J♣ for two pair with a better kicker.
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.
The player under the gun raised to 1,600 only to see a three-bet to 5,000 come from Chris Hak in middle position. The under-the-gun player made the call and watched the flop come K♠4♣10♥.
The under the gun player checked before calling a bet of 2,100 from Hak to see the 6♣ peel off on the turn.
The player under the gun checked again and called once more after Hak bet out 7,000 leading to a K♣ river card.
The under-the-gun player checked once more and instantly responded by folding when Hak opted to jam, ending the hand without need for a showdown.
The very next hand, Hak would bust the same player with a straight over his opponent's two pair to chip up even further.
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