Poker Loose Cannon Definition
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Lisa Bowers:
Honestly, if it was between him and Hillary Clinton, I'd vote for Hillary Clinton. At least with that, you kind of know what you're dealing with, he's just a loose cannon.
Bryan Cranston:
There's something so refreshing about shaking up that world that is all about being handled and here comes this loose cannon who has terrible ideas and would be a horrible president, but there's something great about his 'I-don't-give-a-s---' attitude that really kind of keeps others honest, i think it's a surprise benefit to the country, actually.
Alex Bennett:
Carson's a lot calmer. He's mellow, I feel like he knows what he's talking about -- whereas Trump is a loose cannon. He gets himself in trouble.
Ted Galen Carpenter:
China is dealing with what is a loose cannon now but might, by attempting to engage in tougher love toward Pyongyang, end up with a client state that is completely unrestrained, then Kim's regime truly is unconstrained and can engage in conduct that is beyond reckless.
Micah Sifry:
He is definitely a loose cannon in terms of how he uses his Twitter account, at the same time, he hasn’t been hurt by it yet because apparently a big chunk of what he’s saying is popular among Republican voters.
When Cari Bershell stepped onto the set of The Big Game she was hoping to see two people: Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. She wanted to play with Phil because 'he always doubles up the loose cannons,' while she thought Negreanu would be a ball to play with. The Big Game is a TV show, which stakes PokerStars qualifiers $100,000 to play in a cash game against some of the top pros in the world. But Daniel and Phil were not among the five villains Cari would be grappling with for a chance to win life-changing money. The line-up was still fierce though, featuring Team PokerStars pros Jason Mercier, Eugene Katchalov, reigning World Series of Poker Champion Jonathan Duhamel, poker pro Bob Voulgaris and billionaire Guy Laliberte.
Cari, used to small stakes live cash games, made adjustments to her play based on watching previous episodes of the Big Game and thinking about the format. The loose cannon only gets to keep winnings over the initial $100,000 stake, which encourages risk-taking, including thin calls and bluffs that might not be profitable in an ordinary game. The top loose cannon of the season wins a North American Poker Tour passport worth $50,000, which adds even more incentive for the cannons to seek action. Cari was determined not to let the lights, stakes and excitement cause her to play too passively. She told PokerStars Women, 'Watching the first season and seeing some players freeze under the pressure' made her realize how important it was to stay calm and collected.
From the very start, Cari showed the pros that she couldn't be pushed around, calling third pair against a three-barrel bluff by Duhamel. In another early dramatic hand against Mercier, she pulled off a bluff of her own. Mercier raised under the gun and Cari called in the small blind with 77. She bet out on a Q♥2♠5♦ board and got heads-up with Mercier. The J♠ turn was checked through. Cari then overbet the river, after which Mercier tank-folded. Upon watching the episode later, Cari saw Jason's hole cards and was surprised by how strong his holding was: Q♦T♣.
Throughout the week, Cari was relentlessly aggressive and built her stack up to over $155,000 by the final episode. Cari was just a double -up away from grabbing the lead for the coveted NAPT passport. At this point, she got involved in a fateful hand against Guy Laliberte, founder of Cirque De Soleil and the One Drop Foundation. First to act, Guy raised with A♠K♠ while Cari called on the button with A♦T♥ and Jason Mercier called in the Big Blind with 5♥3♥. The flop was a lovely sight for Cari: A♥T♠4♣ for top two pair. The turn brought the ugly K♦, bringing Guy a better two pair. After calling bets on all three streets, Cari ended up losing an 80K pot. Despite this cooler, Cari ended the season with $27,000 in profit. Cari was even proud of the unlucky hand, 'I think a lot of loose cannons in my position would have gotten stacked.'
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Since the show's taping, Cari has moved up from 1-2 to 2-5 and 5-10 NL cash. At the time of filming, Cari was a college admissions officer. Additionally, Cari has degrees in physics and law and recently moved from Las Vegas to Houston to take the bar exam. She is still passionate about poker and is also busy building her bankroll for live tournaments.
Cari would love to see more women taking up poker. As she watched the full season of the Big Game, she found growing admiration for Team Poker Stars Pro Vanessa Selbst, who appeared on the third episode: 'I'm glad she was not at my table. We probably would have been running into each other a lot.'
This season's other female loose cannon, Courtney Gee, is no stranger to PokerStars Women. Courtney, a Vancouver-based tournament pro, plays in the weekly Women's Sunday and qualified to this year's PokerStars Caribbean Adventure via a PokerStars Live Women's satellite. Courtney's line-up included Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu, Phil Laak, business man Rick Salomon, poker pro Bryn Kenney and Randy Lew, aka 'nanonoko' of Team PokerStars Online.
Gee lost most of her chips in an unfortunate hand where she got queens all in preflop against Salomon's pair of tens. When a ten flopped, Courtney said, 'my heart sank...but I took it better than I thought it would.' In response to some commentary that her style was overly tight for the format, Courtney replied, 'I'm happy with the way I played. Though I may not have played optimally for the Big Game, I played in a way that should be profitable.'
Since the show, Courtney has increased her volume and says she feels like a different player, 'I've learned to hand-read better, and (deepened) my understanding of stack-sizes and position.' She's also posted a number of stellar results on PokerStars this summer, including 1st place in a $44 15K guaranteed Turbo, chopping a $11 Rebuy for almost 10K and final tabling a $162 freezeout.
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Courtney also plays the Women's Sunday every week. 'I'm really impressed that Stars has worked so hard to involve women. I hope more women start playing poker. I just think it's an amazing game. '
To watch the full episodes see Courtney Gee and Cari Bershell.