PokerStars' The Big Game On Tour returned to the airwaves on Sunday, bringing audiences the first installment of the show's third season. With UFC fighter 'Suga' Sean O'Malley on the felt alongside heavyweights Jason Koon, Matt Berkey, and Shaun Deeb and stakes set at $100/$200 with frequent straddles in play, the stage was set for a slugfest of epic proportions – and the combatants did not disappoint.
While Randy '3Coin' Sadler and Loose Cannon Andy Taylor may have been up against it, neither showed any sign of backing down in the face of their intimidating competition.
With a $50,000 stake in front of him courtesy of PokerStars, Taylor came ready to rumble and it didn't take him long to mix it up with O'Malley – check it out at the 8:00 minute mark in the video above.
Loose Cannon strikes early
In the second hand of the episode, Deeb had the $400 straddle in front of him and O'Malley raised to $1,700 from the cutoff with 
. When the action folded around to Taylor in the big blind, he stuck in the additional $1,500 with 
while Deeb sent his rags into the muck from the straddle.
On the 
flop, both players connected – O'Malley with two pair and Taylor with an open-ended straight draw.
O'Malley opted to check back when the action came to him, much to his own demise as the 
rolled off on the turn to give Taylor the nut straight. In the face of another check from his opponent, O'Malley fired $1,500 into the $4,100 pot and Taylor raised to $5,000.
O'Malley made the call and the river 
completed the runout. After some consideration, Taylor bet $9,400 into the $14,100 pot. O'Malley wasn't thrilled about the spot, but eventually made the call – only to see the bad news.
The Big Game On Tour airs Sundays on the PokerStars YouTube channel.
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