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\u201cSorry David, I don\u2019t remember\u201d<\/h2>\n

Last week, Dara O\u2019Kearney and I interviewed \u201cBig Game\u201d loose cannon Lily Newhouse for \u201cThe Chip Race\u201d poker podcast. It was four days before the airing of the finale of the show, which was filmed nine months ago during the NAPT in Las Vegas. After a 25-minute chat full of inspirational stories and perceptive insights, I ended the conversation how I began it: by shamelessly, nay scurrilously, trying to get her to spill the beans on what happened in the last 30 hands.<\/p>\n

Newhouse had the measure of me though, just like she had the measure of her five opponents in the previous four episodes. She batted me away with a Matt Damon-esque: \u201cSorry David, I don\u2019t remember,\u201d as I attempted to pry an exclusive out of her. I\u2019m glad she stayed resolute because that meant that I had the great pleasure of watching the episode spoiler-free.<\/p>\n

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A nightmare start had put her on her heels as a cold deck collision with Sam Grafton on hand #3 left her with just $14,200. Many would buckle under the pressure or perhaps try to punt their way back into it. Newhouse, however, remained resolute, trusting her game and demonstrating tremendous composure to grind her way back to within striking distance of a profit.<\/p>\n

Loose cannon<\/h2>\n

A few days earlier, Newhouse had won her single-table shootout to get into the audition stage of \u201cBig Game\u201d at which point hosts James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton, along with coach and former loose cannon Nadya Magnus selected two winners. Newhouse was chosen and as her prize, she was given a $50,000 stake in a six-player, 150-hand cash game with Grafton, Phil Laak, Maria Ho, comedian Michael Ian Black, and furniture mogul Dave Krosky. The catch, however, is the \u201cloose cannon\u201d only gets to keep their profit.<\/p>\n

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ramped up the variance and fully embraced the monicker of loose cannon<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Fast forward to the final session and the show was perfectly poised with Newhouse sitting tantalizingly close to her original $50,000 starting stack. The show\u2019s unique format means that there is no upside to being conservative, and that fact is exacerbated with time running out, so, as expected, she ramped up the variance and fully embraced the monicker of loose cannon in the final episode.<\/p>\n

She straddled, she bloated pots, and she got sticky versus the entertaining amateur Dave Krosky. Hanging on correctly with pocket sevens on a 9-9-4-J-5 runout got her into the black for the first time, but she was extremely aware of the twisted risk-reward scenario before her.<\/p>\n

Four times<\/h2>\n

In hand #130, Newhouse\u2019s straddle was on and it folded around to Krosky who called from the small blind with 9\"\u2666\"<\/font>7\"\u2666\"<\/font>. Black folded his big blind and Newhouse knuckled back her 3\"\u2663\"2\"\u2663\". The flop came 9\"\u2663\"6\"\u2666\"<\/font>4\"\u2663\", making Krosky top pair and giving Newhouse a gutshot and flush draw. Krosky bet $1,500 and Newhouse called. A big pot was potentially brewing.<\/p>\n

The turn brought the 6\"\u2663\" and Krosky barreled again, an overbet again, this time $5,000 into $4,200. The bet was accompanied with a lot of speech play which suggested that he had a hand, but Newhouse recognized that this was her moment. She raised to $12,500 and snap-called Krosky\u2019s $52,800 shove.<\/p>\n

Drawing thin, Krosky requested four runouts and in a show of pure class, Newhouse acquiesced, aware that it was not in her best interest, but recognizing that he had driven the action all night. It was also an interesting hedge with 20 hands still to play. Her displayed chances were 89%, so by running it four times, she was still ~64% to scoop, ~29% to get three-quarters, ~6% to chop, less than 1% to get quartered, and 1\/10000th of a % to get stacked.  As it happened, she held all four times, shipping the massive $109,800 pot.<\/p>\n

Stapleton and Hartigan recapture the magic<\/h2>\n

Speaking to VSO News<\/em>, hosts Joe Stapleton and James Hartigan expressed their satisfaction for how it all turned out. Stapleton said: \u201cThe \u2018Big Game\u2019 will always have a special place in my heart. I\u2019m about as biased as one can be, but I think it\u2019s the best poker format ever created.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is a great format which, in large part, hinges on the subjective value of the money for the loose cannon. To that end, my only suggestion for improvement would be to add a \u201cCrazy Time\u201d element, offering any loose cannon who is in profit at the end of 150 hands the option to play one more orbit.<\/p>\n

Hartigan talked about trying to rediscover lightning in a bottle: \u201cObviously, this is a modern iteration of a TV show from more than a decade ago. So, it was always meant to be, and was always going to feel different. But I was concerned that we wouldn\u2019t be able to recapture the magic of the original. I was so happy to be proved wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I couldn\u2019t be more proud of how it all turned out\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Stapleton has similar reservations ahead of time: \u201cBringing it back brought me a fair amount of anxiety. Would it live up to the old shows? Thankfully, everyone at PokerStars from the very top brass to the producers to the Loose Cannons and the players – everyone – really understood the spirit of the original, and I couldn\u2019t be more proud of how it all turned out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Creating a hit show was important for PokerStars for a number of reasons, but perhaps none more than showcasing poker on television again in the US. Hartigan was adamant about this aspect: \u201cI\u2019m glad that we\u2019ve got poker back on an actual television network in the USA. And this is a format and a production that I think will appeal to a wider audience and, hopefully, draw in new fans to the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clear-headedness, tenacity and stoicism<\/h2>\n

It was undoubtedly a top notch show with slick production values, nice editing, and the most important element of all: compelling storylines with engrossing characters. In Newhouse and Niki Limo before her, they made great casting choices, and I\u2019ve got to say that I was overjoyed to watch Newhouse crush that last episode and book an impressive $55,800 win.<\/p>\n

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none have showed the grit and determination that she demonstrated<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Previous loose cannons have won more, but none have showed the grit and determination that she demonstrated having been hobbled right out of the gate. That inner strength and resolve are both a product of and testament to the ways that she has faced numerous challenges in her life.<\/p>\n

Newhouse has been a mindset coach and it\u2019s easy to see why when you see how she has met adversity head on with clear-headedness, tenacity, and stoicism. I\u2019ll take a leaf out of her book and not say any more, other than recommend that you watch \u201cBig Game\u201d and also check out her fantastic interview.<\/p>\n

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