PokerStars Big Game

The PokerStars Big Game, also known as the pokerstars.net Big Game or simply the Big Game, is a poker television program sponsored by pokerstars.net originally airing on FOX.

Format
The Big Game features everyday people as weekly contestants who play no limit texas hold 'em poker against five professional poker players, known as loose cannons. The loose cannons qualify for the program by winning free tournaments on pokerstars.net. Loose cannons are staked at $100,000 and keep all winnings in excess of their initial stake, for all other players the minimum buy-in is $100,000. Each week features exactly 150 hands of play.