Big Game (poker)

Structure

The table features a variety of poker games played in rotation and changing every 8–10 hands. The games are selected from a list of the players' choices, including:

• Texas hold 'em (limit and no limit)
• Seven-card stud (straight high, eight or better Hi/Lo, Hi/Lo without qualifiers, limit)
• Omaha (straight high, eight or better Hi/Lo, limit and pot limit)
• Deuce-to-seven triple draw (limit)
• Deuce-to-seven single draw (no limit)
• Ace-to-Five triple draw (limit)
• Ace-to-Five single draw (no limit)
• Razz (limit)

Usual players

Usually players buy in for $200,000–300,000, but anyone with the minimum buy in of $20,000 is welcome to play. In addition to the occasional drop-in player, the following players have been known to play regularly in the Big Game over the years:

• Patrik Antonius
• David Benyamine
• Todd Brunson
• Johnny Chan
• Allen Cunningham
• Tom Dwan
• Eli Elezra
• Sammy Farha
• Ted Forrest
• Chau Giang
• Barry Greenstein
• David Grey
• Gus Hansen
• Jennifer Harman
• John Hennigan
• Phil Ivey
• Guy Laliberté
• Minh Ly
• Daniel Negreanu
• David Oppenheim
• Ralph Perry
• Nick Schulman
• Huck Seed

Chip Reese and Doyle Brunson were regulars until they died.

References

References

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