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Linus Loeliger is a Swiss professional poker player who became known under the PokerStars screen name “LLinusLLove” as one of the most active winners in high-stakes online No-Limit Hold’em cash games. Since 2019 he has also played high roller tournaments, winning a Triton title in London, the 2020 Poker Masters Online Main Event, and finishing second in the 2022 Triton $200,000 Coin Rivet Invitational for $3,900,000. [4][7][8][12]
Linus Loeliger: key facts
| Full name | Linus Loeliger |
|---|---|
| Online alias | LLinusLLove [4] |
| Country | Switzerland [1] |
| Born | January 4, 1995 (age 31) [14] |
| Known for | High-stakes online No-Limit Hold’em cash games; Triton high roller events [5][1] |
| Major titles | Triton London £25,000 Six-Max Turbo 2019; Poker Masters Online $50,000 Main Event 2020 [7][8] |
| Largest cash | $3,900,000, 2nd in the 2022 Triton $200,000 Coin Rivet Invitational [12] |
| WSOP bracelets | None [3] |
| Live tournament earnings | $9,976,463 as of October 27, 2026 [1] |
Early years in online poker
Loeliger was born on January 4, 1995, according to PokerListings, and lives in Switzerland. [14] His rise is documented in unusual detail because he wrote about it himself: in 2013 he started a thread on the TwoPlusTwo forum about climbing from $10NL to $100NL with a $240 bankroll. [4]
PokerNews later noted that it took him four years to reach the highest stakes. In August 2017, when he was 22, he was already playing $200/$400 cash games, after mainly playing $10/$20 with occasional $25/$50 games little more than a year earlier. [4] For several years he played under his screen name only. His real name became public in 2017, and his first appearance under it came at the PokerStars Championship Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller. Asked about losing his anonymity, he told PokerNews: “I mean, it has to happen at some point. There’s nothing I can do about it.” [4]
High-stakes cash games
Loeliger’s main game is No-Limit Hold’em, above all short-handed. “It’s definitely what is the most fun to me in poker, playing three-handed games at the top,” he said in 2017, describing regular battles with players such as “OtB_RedBaron” as “very fun”. [4]
In 2018 he led the PokerStars high-stakes cash game rankings. At the end of March PokerNews reported a $137,380 pot he won from Timofey “Trueteller” Kuznetsov at $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max. [5] By mid-April his profit for the year stood at $699,973 over 31,264 hands, more than the next two players, James “JayP-AA” Park and Alexander “joiso” Kostritsyn, combined, with an all-time profit of $1,330,554 according to the tracking data PokerNews cited. [6] He has since also played the live Triton cash games; in 2020 Jonathan Little analyzed for PokerNews a €2,000/€4,000 hand in which Loeliger called a €144,000 river bet from Dan Cates with a straight. [10]
Move into tournaments
Tournaments were a side activity at first. “I used to play the occasional Sunday. My roommate plays tournaments for a living,” he said in 2017, adding: “I’m feeling very, very comfortable in my tournaments. It’s not a big transition.” [4] His early live record consisted of three cashes in 2015 and 2016 worth $85,404, one of them a win in a UKIPT High Roller in London for £55,650. [5] Online, in March 2018, he finished second in the PokerStars High Rollers $10,300 Progressive KO event behind Mustapha Kanit for $143,131 and won a $1,050 Hyper-Turbo for $106,645. [5]
Greatest achievements
Triton London 2019
Loeliger’s live breakthrough came at the Triton Super High Roller Series in London in 2019. He won the £25,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max Turbo, beating Lucas Greenwood heads-up for £690,000 ($840,039), then his largest live cash. In the same series he finished third in the £50,000 Eight-Handed event for £594,000 ($720,288), behind Charlie Carrel and Jason Koon. [7]
Online high rollers in 2020
When live poker stopped in 2020, Loeliger was among the most successful players in the online high roller series. In April he won the Poker Masters Online $50,000 Main Event on partypoker from 77 entries for $1,097,250, beating Giuseppe Iadisernia heads-up at a final table that included David Peters, Steve O’Dwyer and Kahle Burns. He also won $325,318 in the $10,300 Event #18 and finished third in the series standings with $1,511,818. [8] In June he finished sixth in the $102,000 Super High Roller Bowl Online, won by Justin Bonomo, for $250,000. [9]
2021 WCOOP Main Event
In September 2021 Loeliger led the PokerStars WCOOP $5,200 Main Event with 72 players left from a field of 1,965, with a first prize of $1,499,942 on offer. [11] He started the final table fourth in chips; the title went to “CrazyLissy”. [15]
Triton Coin Rivet Invitational 2022
His largest cash came in September 2022 in Northern Cyprus, in the $200,000 Coin Rivet Invitational of the Triton Poker Series. The event drew 115 entries for a $23,000,000 prize pool. Loeliger reached heads-up against Sam Grafton, with Fedor Holz finishing fourth, and lost the final hand with king-six against Grafton’s ace-seven, taking $3,900,000 for second place. Grafton said afterwards that once he had doubled Loeliger up, he knew he was facing one of the best players in the world. [12]
Tournament results
| Year | Event | Result | Prize | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Triton Cyprus $200,000 Coin Rivet Invitational (115 entries) | 2nd | $3,900,000 | [12] |
| 2020 | Poker Masters Online $50,000 Main Event (77 entries) | 1st | $1,097,250 | [8] |
| 2019 | Triton London £25,000 NLHE Six-Max Turbo | 1st | £690,000 ($840,039) | [7] |
| 2025 | GGMillion$ Main Event (online, 89 entries) | 3rd | $827,836 | [3] |
| 2019 | Triton London £50,000 NLHE Eight-Handed | 3rd | £594,000 ($720,288) | [7] |
| 2026 | Triton Montenegro $200,000 Triton Invitational | 11th | $534,000 | [1] |
| 2026 | Triton Montenegro $50,000 NLH Turbo Bounty Quattro (32 entries) | 2nd | $443,000 (including bounties) | [13] |
| 2024 | Triton Monte Carlo $200,000 Special Triton Invitational | 12th | $367,000 | [1] |
| 2023 | Triton Cyprus $200,000 Luxon Invitational | 13th | $350,000 | [1] |
| 2020 | WPT World Online Championships $102,000 Super High Roller Championship | 5th | $276,000 | [1] |
| 2020 | Super High Roller Bowl Online $102,000 (50 entries) | 6th | $250,000 | [9] |
| 2022 | Triton Madrid €100,000 NLHE Main Event | 10th | €200,000 | [1] |
| 2018 | PokerStars High Rollers $10,300 NLHE 8-Max Progressive KO (online) | 2nd | $143,131 | [5] |
Recent Triton results
Loeliger has remained a regular in the Triton invitationals, with cashes of $367,000 in Monte Carlo in 2024, $372,000 in Montenegro in 2025 and $534,000 in the $200,000 Triton Invitational in Montenegro in 2026. [1][2] At the same 2026 series he reached heads-up in the $50,000 Turbo Bounty Quattro, where Mike Watson beat him for a seventh Triton title; PokerNews described Loeliger as an “online crusher”. [13]
World Series of Poker
Loeliger has not won a WSOP bracelet. A WSOP.com profile under his name shows 13 cashes, all in online events, one final table and $1,131,148 in earnings, most of it from third place in the 2025 GGMillion$ Main Event for $827,836. [3] He is not a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.
In his own words
- “It’s definitely what is the most fun to me in poker, playing three-handed games at the top.” On short-handed cash games, August 2017. [4]
- “I mean, it has to happen at some point. There’s nothing I can do about it.” On his real name becoming public, August 2017. [4]
- “I’m feeling very, very comfortable in my tournaments. It’s not a big transition.” August 2017. [4]
- “As long as it’s super fun to me and I’m making money, I’ll keep playing.” August 2017. [4]
FAQ about Linus Loeliger
How old is Linus Loeliger?
He was born on January 4, 1995, according to PokerListings, which makes him 31 in October 2026. PokerNews gave his age as 22 in August 2017. [14][4]
Who is LLinusLLove?
“LLinusLLove” is the PokerStars screen name of Linus Loeliger. His real name became public in 2017, when he was already playing $200/$400 cash games. [4]
What is Linus Loeliger’s net worth?
There is no reliable public figure for his net worth. His live tournament earnings are $9,976,463 as of October 27, 2026, according to PokerNews; much of his poker income comes from online cash games, which are not part of that total, and prize totals do not show buy-ins or staking. [1][6]
What is Linus Loeliger’s biggest cash?
$3,900,000 for second place in the 2022 Triton $200,000 Coin Rivet Invitational in Cyprus. His biggest tournament win is the 2020 Poker Masters Online Main Event for $1,097,250. [12][8]
Does Linus Loeliger have a WSOP bracelet?
No. His WSOP.com results are online cashes, the largest being $827,836 for third in the 2025 GGMillion$ Main Event. [3]
Has Linus Loeliger won a Triton event?
Yes. He won the £25,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max Turbo at Triton London in 2019 for £690,000. [7]
Related Poker Legends
Read more about Fedor Holz, fourth in the 2022 Coin Rivet Invitational, Jason Koon, runner-up in the Triton London £50,000 event in which Loeliger finished third, and Justin Bonomo, winner of the 2020 Super High Roller Bowl Online.
Sources
- PokerNews, Linus Loeliger player profile (earnings data from The Hendon Mob), accessed October 27, 2026.
- Card Player, Linus Loeliger player profile, accessed October 27, 2026.
- WSOP.com, Linus Loeliger player profile, accessed October 27, 2026.
- PokerNews, Identity Outed, “LLinusLLove” Ready to Become a Force in High Rollers, August 20, 2017.
- PokerNews, Railbird Report: Loeliger & Kanit Ship PokerStars High Rollers, March 30, 2018.
- PokerNews, Railbird Report: Another Monster Week for Linus “LLinusLLove” Loeliger, April 13, 2018.
- PokerNews, Loeliger and Carrel Both Win Huge at Triton SHR Series London, August 5, 2019.
- PokerNews, Alexandros Kolonias Wins Poker Masters Purple Jacket, April 27, 2020.
- PokerNews, 2020 Super High Roller Bowl Online, $102,000 Super High Roller Bowl results, June 3, 2020.
- PokerNews, Jonathan Little’s Weekly Poker Hand: LLinusLove vs. Jungleman’s Triple-Barrel Bluff, February 1, 2020.
- PokerNews, Linus Loeliger On Course For $1.5M WCOOP Main Event Prize, September 14, 2021.
- PokerNews, Sam Grafton Wins $200K Coin Rivet Invitational for $5.5 Million, September 12, 2022.
- PokerNews, Mike Watson Captures Seventh Triton Title With Montenegro Turbo Victory, May 23, 2026.
- PokerListings, Linus “LLinusLLove” Loeliger, accessed October 27, 2026.
- PokerNews, The Final Table of WCOOP 91-H: $5,200 NLHE Main Event Starts Soon!, September 15, 2021.
Last verified: October 27, 2026. Figures that change over time, such as career earnings, are given with the date they were checked.
