The PokerStars “Big Game” debuted on the FOX television network earlier this week in what was considered a very successful first episode.

Probably one of the main reasons for the success was due to the fact that a great deal of the world’s best live and internet poker contestants attended the Big Game. Those who sat down at the Big Game poker table included Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Tony G, Phil Laak, Daniel Negreanu, and amateur player Ernest Wiggins.

Wiggins, who hails from Washington D.C., was especially interesting since he qualified for the show through a “Loose Cannon” poker tournament at PokerStars. Wiggins certainly didn’t look like he was just an amateur since his poker hands were just as impressive as any of the pros, and he even managed to take a big pot against the great Phil Hellmuth! The win by Wiggins had the Ultimate Bet pro Hellmuth visibly upset as the other pros joked around about the loss.

The biggest winner of the afternoon was Tony G who somehow managed to make a whopping 95,000 US Dollars after just playing 32 holdem poker handes. For Doyle Brunson it was a tough start to his day as he somehow managed to loose his entire stack by the end of Episode 1.

Due to the success of the Big Game’s first show, it is expected that a lot more people will be tuning in to see how these pros fare in future episodes. There will also be plenty more people who will be looking to qualify for the show through the Loose Cannon poker games. Anybody who manages to qualify for the show will have their buy-in paid along with a guaranteed seat in the nationally televised poker show.

If you aren’t lucky enough to have a win at the Loose Cannon event, or earn a bit on the Big Game, you can still earn plenty of money through the VIP program at PokerStars.

Whatever you choose to do, you can enjoy plenty of games of Online Poker including perhaps a game of Party Poker, or maybe PKR Poker – you decide.