LiquidPoker News http://www.liquidpoker.net/ Copyright 2005-2010 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:07:02 -0500 Big Bet Poker hosts $3,000 PokerThon http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/914515/Big_Bet_Poker_hosts_$3,000_PokerThon.html September has just started and Big Bet Poker invites you to play the PokerThon a series of 30 x $50 Freerolls which will run all the way through the month. Big Bet Poker is part of Merge Network, one of the fastest growing poker networks. Anyone who deposits (or deposited) in Big Bet Poker through Liquid Poker is automatically opted into this promo. You will get a coupon named 'Pokerthon All Acces... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/914515/Big_Bet_Poker_hosts_$3,000_PokerThon.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/914515/Big_Bet_Poker_hosts_$3,000_PokerThon.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:55:15 -0500 Jungleman12 extends lead over Durrrr http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/914183/Jungleman12_extends_lead_over_Durrrr.html The second session in the heads-up match between Tom "Durrrr" Dwan and Daniel "Jungleman12" Cates, also known as the second Durrrr Challenge, has been played. Where the first session already gave Cates a comfortable lead, this second session only increased that lead! In 958 hands of $200/$400 No-Limit Hold'em Dwan managed to win the biggest pot of the session, worth $131,000, but it wasn't enou... Pindarots General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/914183/Jungleman12_extends_lead_over_Durrrr.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/914183/Jungleman12_extends_lead_over_Durrrr.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:06:26 -0500 Liquid Poker Weekly Bulletin http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/913660/Liquid_Poker_Weekly_Bulletin.html ** High Stakes Hand of the Week ** This hand, played by Robinson47, is sick on so many levels, you have to check it out! Holding [8c][7h] in a €5/€10 heads-up, gets raised and defends his blind with a 3bet, which is called. The flop comes [Qc][Tc][2s] and both players check. The board pairs the board with a [Qs] on the turn and Robinson makes a bet, villain calls. The river brings a [Th], which... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/913660/Liquid_Poker_Weekly_Bulletin.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/913660/Liquid_Poker_Weekly_Bulletin.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:33:08 -0500 Durrrr and JungleMan12 start a new challenge http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/913164/Durrrr_and_JungleMan12_start_a_new_challenge.html The first Durrrr challenge, against Patrik Antonius, is still running, but Tom 'Durrrr' Dwan engaged in another 50,000-hand marathon against an online poker shark. His opponent in the new duel is Dan 'JungleMan12' Cates, widely known as a great high stakes player. The rules of this challenge are the same as the rules of the other one, the only difference is that Durrrr and JungleMan12 are playing ... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/913164/Durrrr_and_JungleMan12_start_a_new_challenge.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/913164/Durrrr_and_JungleMan12_start_a_new_challenge.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:36:21 -0500 Snowball promotion at PartyPoker http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/912566/Snowball_promotion_at_PartyPoker.html September will be a great month for PartyPoker players. The standalone poker room, one of the biggest in the world, will feature The Snowball promotion. PartyPoker explains that, as you collect PartyPoints, you can earn and acumulate prizes given out during the promo, thus the Snowball name. In this promotion, PartyPoker will hand out up to $5,000 in cash plus entries into $100,000 worth of fr... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/912566/Snowball_promotion_at_PartyPoker.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/912566/Snowball_promotion_at_PartyPoker.html Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:20:14 -0500 Liquid Poker Weekly Bulletin http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/912254/Liquid_Poker_Weekly_Bulletin.html ** High Stakes Hand of the Week ** PanoRaMa is playing a $5/$10 heads-up game with an effective stack of $1351 when he is dealt [Js][Qh]. Villain limps in and Panorama makes him pay to play by raising. Villain calls and they see the [8d][4c][3c] flop. Panorama makes a c-bet and villain calls. An [Ah] falls on the turn and Panorama fires a 2nd barrel, which is called by villain. The river pairs ... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/912254/Liquid_Poker_Weekly_Bulletin.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/912254/Liquid_Poker_Weekly_Bulletin.html Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:40:33 -0500 $300 Freeroll on Everest Poker http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/911337/$300_Freeroll_on_Everest_Poker.html Next Wednesday, August 25th, at 19:00 GMT, we are going to host a $300 freeroll in partnership with Everest Poker. This is the second freeroll of a total of three which we will host on Everest. They will take place on the last Wednesday of each month, and the next freeroll will playout in September! You can find the freeroll under the 'Scheduled Tournaments - Private' tab. Its ID number is #413... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/911337/$300_Freeroll_on_Everest_Poker.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/911337/$300_Freeroll_on_Everest_Poker.html Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:17:21 -0500 Win a free WCOOP Main Event seat in a quiz! http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/910812/Win_a_free_WCOOP_Main_Event_seat_in_a_quiz!.html With the biggest poker series in the world about to start, there are hundreds of players with small bankrolls who are still dreaming of winning life-changing prizes. Now it's your chance to win free WCOOP seats! But hurry - it's time that matters! The first person only to answer all the questions in the quiz and get 100% by September 14 will receive a first prize Ticker of a free seat for the W... Defrag General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/910812/Win_a_free_WCOOP_Main_Event_seat_in_a_quiz!.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/910812/Win_a_free_WCOOP_Main_Event_seat_in_a_quiz!.html Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:03:27 -0500 WCOOP Extreme Satellites http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/910414/WCOOP_Extreme_Satellites.html The World Championship of Online Poker is set to start early in September, and PokerStars wants to make sure everyone has a chance to play some of the shiny events of the series. The WCOOP Extreme Satellites offer over $500,000 in WCOOP seats, so players who can't buy-in directly have a shot at playing the most prestigious online tournament series in the world! As a reminder: WCOOP will run over ... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/910414/WCOOP_Extreme_Satellites.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/910414/WCOOP_Extreme_Satellites.html Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:41:14 -0500 Liquid Poker Weekly Bulletin http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/908545/Liquid_Poker_Weekly_Bulletin.html ** Low Stakes Hand of the Week ** This is the first time we have a HOTW selected by our readers. Some of you have been asking for this for a long time and we are glad that the idea worked and the poll had so many votes! The winning hand was played by julep one of our Australian posters. Julep holds [8c][3c] in a $0.50/$1 6-max game and 3-bets from the button. Villain, the original raiser, calls... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/908545/Liquid_Poker_Weekly_Bulletin.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/908545/Liquid_Poker_Weekly_Bulletin.html Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:48:50 -0500 WCOOP 2010 schedule released http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/908148/WCOOP_2010_schedule_released.html The PokerStars.com World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), which is the richest online poker tournament series in the world kicks off next month with its ninth edition. This year it promises US $50,000,000 in guaranteed prizes, which is the most that PokerStars.com has ever guaranteed for a WCOOP series. The WCOOP will run over 23 days, from the 5th to the 27th of September. It will kick o... Pindarots General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/908148/WCOOP_2010_schedule_released.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/908148/WCOOP_2010_schedule_released.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:54:44 -0500 Liquid Poker Weekly Bulletin http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/907756/Liquid_Poker_Weekly_Bulletin.html ** High Stakes Hand of the Week ** - 7/20 - 8/2 This hand was played by our poster AndrewSong in a $3/$6 No-Limit game. Holding 43 of hearts in the BB, Andrew calls a raise from villain, who is UTG. The flop comes [Qd][2c][3d] and gives 2nd pair to Andrew, who checks. Villain fires a 3/4 pot c-bet and gets raised by Andrew. Villain 3-bets and our hero calls. An [8s] falls on the turn, and once ... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/907756/Liquid_Poker_Weekly_Bulletin.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/907756/Liquid_Poker_Weekly_Bulletin.html Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:50:18 -0500 $150 Freeroll + Rakerace on Big Bet Poker http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/907103/$150_Freeroll_+_Rakerace_on_Big_Bet_Poker.html Tomorrow at 20:00 CET we will have our 2nd Big Bet Poker freeroll. It will be a $150 freeroll, which means it has a larger prizepool than our previous one. You don't need to deposit to play this freeroll, so download Big Bet Poker [url=http://www.bigbetpoker.com/lp-liquidrace]through this link[/url], create your account and have fun! This freeroll is exclusively for players from Liquid Poker or on... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/907103/$150_Freeroll_+_Rakerace_on_Big_Bet_Poker.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/907103/$150_Freeroll_+_Rakerace_on_Big_Bet_Poker.html Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:22:17 -0500 Ivey and Dwan crushing the competition online http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/906658/Ivey_and_Dwan_crushing_the_competition_online.html This has been a great week for Phil Ivey and Tom "durrr" Dwan. The two players, who have been amongst the biggest winners online for years now, and this week both made big profits in just a few days time! Ivey played the Dutch player Luukie21 last Sunday. A 3 hour session in $500/$1,000 PLO with $40,000 cap resulted in a huge loss for the Dutchman as he lost $674,602.00 to Ivey! All this in ju... Pindarots General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/906658/Ivey_and_Dwan_crushing_the_competition_online.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/906658/Ivey_and_Dwan_crushing_the_competition_online.html Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:00:10 -0500 FTOPS XVII kicks off tomorrow http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/906093/FTOPS_XVII_kicks_off_tomorrow.html The 17th edition of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) is about to start and excite poker players from all over the world. The series, which will kick off this Wednesday, will feature 34 events and have an impressive $19,000,000 total guaranteed prizepool. There will be events for all tastes, including knockout, shootout, turbo and super turbo events. This is the 2nd FTOPS edition that f... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/906093/FTOPS_XVII_kicks_off_tomorrow.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/906093/FTOPS_XVII_kicks_off_tomorrow.html Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:24:09 -0500 Bwin and PartyGaming are going to merge http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/905576/Bwin_and_PartyGaming_are_going_to_merge.html The rumors were there for a long time, but a couple of days ago it had been confirmed: Austrian-based Bwin and Gibraltar-based PartyGaming have finally been finalized a contract with details of a new merge in the pokerworld. Long story short: PartyGaming and Bwin are going to merge and the process should be finished within first quarter of 2011. This will result in the biggest publicly traded o... Pindarots General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/905576/Bwin_and_PartyGaming_are_going_to_merge.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/905576/Bwin_and_PartyGaming_are_going_to_merge.html Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:53:40 -0500 Freeroll Postponed + $1000 rakerace http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/905333/Freeroll_Postponed__+_$1000_rakerace.html Update: Due to some problems it has been postponed to next week, same time same details. Sunday at 20:00 CET we will have the 2nd $100 big bet poker freeroll. You don't need to deposit to play this freeroll, so download BigBet Poker through this link, create your account and have fun! This freeroll is exclusively for players from liquidpoker or one of it's sister sites. Congrats to PLZPLZPLZ f... Liquid`Meat General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/905333/Freeroll_Postponed__+_$1000_rakerace.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/905333/Freeroll_Postponed__+_$1000_rakerace.html Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:40:11 -0500 LiquidPoker Weekly Bulletin http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/905045/LiquidPoker_Weekly_Bulletin.html This Weekly Bulletin will cover several weeks, from 15th of June up to the 19th of July. Again we chose to pick 3 low/mid-stakes hands and 1 high-stakes hand, due to the amount of hands posted in these topics. ** Low/Mid Stakes Hand of the Week ** This 400NL-hand shows HeRoS)eNGagE playing deepstacked when he gets dealt AJo on the small blind. The UTG-player and UTG+1 limp, and our hero ra... Pindarots General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/905045/LiquidPoker_Weekly_Bulletin.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/905045/LiquidPoker_Weekly_Bulletin.html Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:57:44 -0500 HR 2267 Passes House Financial Services Committee http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/904939/HR_2267_Passes_House_Financial_Services_Committee.html Another step towards the regulation of online poker was taken in the United States. The House Financial Services Committee met on Wednesday for a markup for the bill H.R. 2267, proposed by Rep. Frank Barney. The bill is known as the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. It legalizes and creates a regulatory structure for the internet gambling industry in the USA. ... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/904939/HR_2267_Passes_House_Financial_Services_Committee.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/904939/HR_2267_Passes_House_Financial_Services_Committee.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:07:07 -0500 $300 freeroll on Everest Poker http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/904434/$300_freeroll_on_Everest_Poker.html Tomorrow, July 28th, at 19:00 GMT, we are going to host a $300 freeroll in partnership with Everest Poker. This is just the first freeroll of a total of three which we will host on EVP. They will take place on the last Wednesday of each month, and the next two freerolls will playout in August and September. You can find the freeroll under the 'Scheduled Tournaments - Private' tab. Its ID number... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/904434/$300_freeroll_on_Everest_Poker.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/904434/$300_freeroll_on_Everest_Poker.html Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:05:38 -0500