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Former "Loose Cannon" Nadya Magnus Wins WSOPC High Roller

Nadya Magnus won the $2,200 High Roller event at World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi in Milwaukee for $71,398 and her second WSOP Circuit ring. It's the biggest career cash for Magnus, who beat out a field of 119 in the single reentry event. The score comes on the heels of her ninth-place finish at PokerStars Championship Bahamas for $56,260.

Magnus was made famous in the poker world for her appearance on the PokerStars Big Game. That show featured five well-known or professional players and one amateur, dubbed the "loose cannon.