Linus Loeliger

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Linus Loeliger
Nickname(s)LLinusLLove
Bornc. 1994/1995

Linus Loeliger (born c. 1994/1995) is a Swiss professional poker player who specializes in online No Limit Texas hold 'em (NLHE) cash games. Loeliger focuses almost exclusively on no-limit hold 'em. [1]

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Poker career

In 2013, Loeliger posted a challenge on Two Plus Two Publishing where he attempted to build a bankroll from $150 playing low stakes until he was properly rolled for $100NL. By the end of 2017, he was playing $200/$400 NLHE online. [2] [3]

Loeliger won the UKIPT £2,000 No Limit Hold'em event in April 2016 earning £55,650. The next month he began playing high stakes online poker on PokerStars under the alias "LLinusLLove". In February 2018, Loeliger along with Timofey Kuznetsov and Jonas "OtB_RedBaron" Mols, was ranked by poker player Andres "Educa-p0ker" Artinano as one of the top three 6-max no-limit hold 'em players in the world. On 21 February 2018, Loeliger won $112,306 from cash games on PokerStars with a majority of his profits coming from OtB_RedBaron. [4] In 2018, Loeliger won $699,973 from playing NLHE cash games between January and April of that year. [5] He finished runner up to Michiel "utreg" Brummelhuis in the 2018 $2,100 NLHE SCOOP-21-H earning $145,314.66. [6]

As of 2018, Loeliger has earned over $1,400,000 playing online poker. [7] His total live tournament winnings exceed $7,600,000. [2] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Burnett, Andrew (22 August 2017). "The LLinusLLove Mystery is Over!". PokerTube. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 Nuwwarah, Mo (20 August 2017). "Identity Outed, "LLinusLLove" Ready to Become a Force in High Rollers". PokerNews. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Willis, Brad (1 May 2017). "LLinusLLove and the one-way ticket to All Stardom". PokerStars. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "LLinusLLove Wins $112,306 at $200/$400 NLHE vs Otb_RedBaron & Trueteller". HighstakesDB. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Glatzer, Jason (13 April 2018). "Railbird Report: Another Monster Week for Linus 'LLinusLLove' Loeliger". PokerNews. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Holloway, Chad (15 May 2016). "Michiel Brummelhuis & Jerry Wong Among Recent SCOOP Winners". PokerNews. Retrieved 30 May 2018. $145,314.66
  7. ↑ "Poker Player LLinusLLove". HighstakesDB. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Linus Loeliger's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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