LiquidPoker News http://www.liquidpoker.net/ Copyright 2005-2012 Thu, 17 May 2012 06:43:32 -0500 Poker Scene News and Rumors http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041991/Poker_Scene_News_and_Rumors.html Full Tilt Poker rumors Rumors, rumors, rumors. The newest rumor on FTP's drama is that PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker will announce that they reached an agreement with the Department of Justice by the end of May. iGaming Post claims that the agreement followed a court hearing that took place recently. The deal supposedly guarantees that all FTP players will be paid. In addition, both compan... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041991/Poker_Scene_News_and_Rumors.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041991/Poker_Scene_News_and_Rumors.html Thu, 17 May 2012 04:55:00 -0500 High Stakes Report http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041760/High_Stakes_Report.html This week's winners list is headlined by Deldar182, who collected $346,156 in 9,577 hands. Deldar182 was very consistent throughout the entire week. His best day was on May 10th, when he won roughly $85k in $50/$100 PLO games. He competed against the likes of Terken89, Sauce123 and Ben86. EireAbu also did well in PLO games and appears in 2nd place as he collected $214,513. H@££INGGOL is 3rd on the... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041760/High_Stakes_Report.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041760/High_Stakes_Report.html Tue, 15 May 2012 13:49:55 -0500 remdyn wins our sixth Weekly League tournament http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041618/remdyn_wins_our_sixth_Weekly_League_tournament.html Liquid Poker's sixth Weekly League tournament has just finished and we have a new winner. It's our poster remdyn, from Canada. He defeated Neeriukaas in the heads-up and earned a combined $37 first prize ($15 in cash and a $22 tournament ticket). Neeriukaas got $20 for his runner-up finish. Kingsajz, from Poland, finished in third place and walked away with $17. With five players left, remdyn w... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041618/remdyn_wins_our_sixth_Weekly_League_tournament.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041618/remdyn_wins_our_sixth_Weekly_League_tournament.html Sun, 13 May 2012 16:00:59 -0500 Sixth weekly tournament incoming on Sunday! http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041478/Sixth_weekly_tournament_incoming_on_Sunday!.html Here's yet another post about our community tournaments! The Weekly LiquidPoker League is back yet again, however as our series of 5 weekly $100 freerolls finished, those will be going on a short break that will last one more week - don't worry, we are going to start them again next week! Below you can find more info about our weekly league tournament! 1. LiquidPoker weekly league There will b... Defrag General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041478/Sixth_weekly_tournament_incoming_on_Sunday!.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041478/Sixth_weekly_tournament_incoming_on_Sunday!.html Sat, 12 May 2012 16:21:27 -0500 PokerStars launches BOOM! Hand Replayer http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041345/PokerStars_launches_BOOM!_Hand_Replayer.html PokerStars is about to launch a new software feature called BOOM! Hand Replayer - it's already live in France and Italy, and we can expect it any day on global PokerStars site. This social sharing function enables players to share hands they have played on PokerStars with friends, family and followers on Twitter, as well as the wider poker community on BoomPlayer.com, their own websites and other ... Defrag General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041345/PokerStars_launches_BOOM!_Hand_Replayer.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041345/PokerStars_launches_BOOM!_Hand_Replayer.html Sat, 12 May 2012 08:15:13 -0500 Poker Scene News and Rumors http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041148/Poker_Scene_News_and_Rumors.html Isildur1 wins back-to-back SCOOP champsionships Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom is mostly known for his reckless style at cash games, but he's certainly enjoying all the recent success has been having at tournaments. After taking down the PCA High Roller for over a million, Isildur1 has won two SCOOP events the first three days of the Spring Championship of Online Poker. He started off on Sunday, when h... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041148/Poker_Scene_News_and_Rumors.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1041148/Poker_Scene_News_and_Rumors.html Fri, 11 May 2012 12:25:30 -0500 EPT season 9 schedule - more focus on poker festivals http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040997/EPT_season_9_schedule_-_more_focus_on_poker_festivals.html PokerStars announced the new European Poker Tour Season 9 schedule featuring more poker, more variety of games and more opportunities for players to qualify or enter at buy-in levels that are right for them. This is quite a big change from previous EPT scheme - PokerStars is moving towards less stops, but with more tournaments over longer spans of time. Europe’s richest and most popular poker t... Defrag General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040997/EPT_season_9_schedule_-_more_focus_on_poker_festivals.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040997/EPT_season_9_schedule_-_more_focus_on_poker_festivals.html Wed, 09 May 2012 19:59:30 -0500 High Stakes Report http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040886/High_Stakes_Report.html Sauce123 has been doing great in high stakes games lately, so it's no surprise that he appears in #1 on this week's winners list. On April 30, he opened the week with a six-figure score playing mostly $25/$50 PLO and a few tables of $50/$100. Some of his opponents include Phisherman36 and !P0krparty¡, who have also done well and appear on the list. Sauce123 collected a total $401k between April 30... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040886/High_Stakes_Report.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040886/High_Stakes_Report.html Tue, 08 May 2012 01:59:22 -0500 rUaBot beats Daniel Neagreanu at Limit Hold'em Challenge http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040740/rUaBot_beats_Daniel_Neagreanu_at_Limit_Hold_em_Challenge_.html After a huge success and popularity of SuperStar Showdowns on PokerStars, the first ever PokerStars Limit Hold'em Challenge was contested on Saturday afternoon between one of the poker world's best-known players and a relative unknown. The Limit Hold’em Challenge is a new series of exclusive online matches at PokerStars, where high-stakes players compete heads-up, similar to SuperStar Showdown wh... Defrag General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040740/rUaBot_beats_Daniel_Neagreanu_at_Limit_Hold_em_Challenge_.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040740/rUaBot_beats_Daniel_Neagreanu_at_Limit_Hold_em_Challenge_.html Tue, 08 May 2012 16:52:12 -0500 Fifth weekly tournament is coming today! http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040640/Fifth_weekly_tournament_is_coming_today!.html Here's yet another post about our community tournaments! The Weekly LiquidPoker League is back yet again, however as our series of 5 weekly $100 freerolls finished, those will be going on a short break - don't worry, we are probably going to start them again for another full month as soon as next week! Below you can find more info about our weekly league tournament! 1. LiquidPoker weekly league... Defrag General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040640/Fifth_weekly_tournament_is_coming_today!.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040640/Fifth_weekly_tournament_is_coming_today!.html Wed, 09 May 2012 17:59:30 -0500 2012 SCOOP starts May 6th! http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040378/2012_SCOOP_starts_May_6th!.html The fourth annual Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) will take place from May 6-20, featuring 40 events, a total of 120 tournaments and $30,000,000 in guaranteed prize money, PokerStars announced. The 2012 SCOOP will culminate in a No Limit Hold’em Main Event on May 20, featuring buy-ins of $109 (Low), $1,050 (Medium) and $10,300 (High), with guarantees of $1,000,000, $1,500,000 and $2... Defrag General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040378/2012_SCOOP_starts_May_6th!.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040378/2012_SCOOP_starts_May_6th!.html Sat, 05 May 2012 02:21:09 -0500 Last chance to grab your reload bonus at PokerStars! http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040299/Last_chance_to_grab_your_reload_bonus_at_PokerStars!.html If you have an PokerStars account you already know that the site is offering a huge reload bonus because of the SCOOP 2012 series! We would just like to remind you to make sure you take advantage of this promotion while it lasts! Make a deposit with the bonus code ‘MAX250’ before the end of May 3, and you’ll be rewarded with a 50% bonus up to $250! Also, make sure to return to our site tomorrow t... Defrag General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040299/Last_chance_to_grab_your_reload_bonus_at_PokerStars!.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040299/Last_chance_to_grab_your_reload_bonus_at_PokerStars!.html Wed, 02 May 2012 16:11:29 -0500 Mohsin Charania triumphs at EPT Monte Carlo http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040280/Mohsin_Charania_triumphs_at_EPT_Monte_Carlo.html Mohsin "Chicagocards1" Charania has won the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final Main Event for a massive €1,350,000. Charania, 27, from Chicago, Illinois, beat fellow qualifier Lucille Cailly heads-up to take the title. Cailly, 29, from Paris, was the first woman ever to make the final of the EPT Grand Final and took €1,050,000 for her runner-up finish. Charania took up poker whi... Defrag General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040280/Mohsin_Charania_triumphs_at_EPT_Monte_Carlo.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040280/Mohsin_Charania_triumphs_at_EPT_Monte_Carlo.html Wed, 02 May 2012 22:09:34 -0500 Bonomo takes down €100,000 buy-in tournament at EPT Grand Final http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040146/Bonomo_takes_down_€100,000_buy-in_tournament_at_EPT_Grand_Final.html Following a star-studded final table, American Justin Bonomo outplayed some of the best poker players in the world to take down the €100,000 Super High Roller at the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final and take the huge first prize of €1,640,000. The 26-year-old Bonomo, who lives in Canada, but originally from hails from Washington D.C., beat a 38-strong field to ... Defrag General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040146/Bonomo_takes_down_€100,000_buy-in_tournament_at_EPT_Grand_Final.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040146/Bonomo_takes_down_€100,000_buy-in_tournament_at_EPT_Grand_Final.html Tue, 01 May 2012 15:55:49 -0500 High Stakes Report http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040096/High_Stakes_Report.html EireAbu is undoubtedly having an outstanding year as he has collected over $1.3 million in cash games so far. Last week, EireAbu added $333k to his profits and is #1 on this week's winners list. Ben86 appears in 2nd place with a solid $304,788 score. Ben is on a fantastic upswing as he is up $1.3mi in April, which is by far the best score in high stakes. Sauce123 played 41 sessions of 3,094 hands ... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040096/High_Stakes_Report.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040096/High_Stakes_Report.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:54:14 -0500 samwieszkto9 wins our Weekly League Tournament http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040028/samwieszkto9_wins_our_Weekly_League_Tournament.html samwieszkto9 took down our fourth Weekly League tournament. He defeated Neeriukaas from the Netherlands in the heads-up and collected the $21 + $22 ticket first prize. Fourteen player showed up to play today, creating a $42 + $55 prizepool. The top 3 players were paid and the top 5 got tournament tickets. The chip lead changed hands a few times during the course of the heads-up. Just ten hands... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040028/samwieszkto9_wins_our_Weekly_League_Tournament.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1040028/samwieszkto9_wins_our_Weekly_League_Tournament.html Sat, 05 May 2012 06:41:45 -0500 Fourth weekly league tournament and another $100 freeroll http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1039926/Fourth_weekly_league_tournament_and_another_$100_freeroll.html Here's yet another post about our LiquidPokers Sunday Tournament series! The Weekly LiquidPoker League is back yet again, and while you play in the league you can also enjoy one of our 5 LiquidPoker exclusive freerolls, each with a $100 prize pool that will run at the same time as our league! Why don't we go into details then? 1. LiquidPoker weekly league There will be 8 tournaments, one each ... Defrag General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1039926/Fourth_weekly_league_tournament_and_another_$100_freeroll.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1039926/Fourth_weekly_league_tournament_and_another_$100_freeroll.html Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:42:29 -0500 FTP subsidiary withdraws license application http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1039767/FTP_subsidiary_withdraws_license_application.html A few days ago we reported that Orinic Limited, a Full Tilt Poker subsidiary, [url=http://www.liquidpoker.net/news/1034729/Poker_Scene_News_and_Rumors]applied for an operating license[/url] with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC). The company was seeking a Category 2 license which would allow it to handle online funds and offer online poker services. Everything suggested that Orinic's... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1039767/FTP_subsidiary_withdraws_license_application.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1039767/FTP_subsidiary_withdraws_license_application.html Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:14:47 -0500 Poker Scene News and Rumors http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1039627/Poker_Scene_News_and_Rumors.html PokerStars' statement regarding FTP rumors As expected, PokerStars got bombarded with questions about the rumors that it reached an agreement with the Department of Justice to purchase Full Tilt Poker. The company was quick to provide an answer, but understandably not the one we were hoping for. Although the short message mentions the rumors, it doesn't address FTP specifically: "We've had a... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1039627/Poker_Scene_News_and_Rumors.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1039627/Poker_Scene_News_and_Rumors.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:26:28 -0500 FTP Deal: Tapie out, PokerStars in http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1039498/FTP_Deal:_Tapie_out,_PokerStars_in.html In a surprising turn of events Groupe Bernard Tapie announced that they no longer intend to purchase Full Tilt Poker. In an official statement released, Tapie cites two major problems as the reason for the failure of the deal. According to the release, the parties could not agree on a plan for repayment. In addition, the legal complications surrounding the deal, specifically doubts on the legality... Raidern General http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1039498/FTP_Deal:_Tapie_out,_PokerStars_in.html http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/1039498/FTP_Deal:_Tapie_out,_PokerStars_in.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:33:57 -0500