You can’t log on to the PokerStars download without seeing Daniel Negreanu’s smiling face plastered all over the client. He is an idol for many aspiring poker players, who long for a chance to sit at the table with him. 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 a single chair kept warm for an online qualifier. Every weekday there’s a new episode on FOX, with all the episodes available for viewing online on the PokerStars Big Game website as free poker videos.

It costs a minimum of $100,000 to take a seat at this prestigious table. 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 there’s no excuse not to bring your A-game while trying to read Daniel Negreanu for poker tells in a high stakes cash game.

If you fancy taking a shot, you’ll need to leap into some online qualifiers. Log on to PokerStars and put down your name for one of the free daily qualifiers. If you finish inside the top 300 of this MTT Poker 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. If you manage to squeeze into the top 200 of that round, then you are permitted to send an audition tape to the PokerStars TV producers. You need to be on top form to impress the head honchos at one of the top texas holdem sites in the world. The most entertaining of these will be put into the Loose Cannon pool and selected to fill a seat at the table. 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. The very first of these players was Ernest Wiggins, who left at the end of the week with a neat $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 Joe Cada, Vanessa Rousso, Jason Mercier, Tony G, David Williams, Barry Greenstein, Justin Bonomo, 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. Huge numbers of stats are being collected, including percentage of hands won, poker range, and aggression levels.