- Liv Boeree
Infobox poker player
firstname=Liv
lastname=Boeree
nickname=The Professor
hometown=London
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ept money finishes=Liv Boeree is a TV presenter, model and
poker player in the UK. Born inKent in 1984, Liv studiedphysics withastrophysics at theUniversity of Manchester before moving toLondon . She was introduced to the poker industry when she was selected as one of five contestants in the reality TV show "Ultimatepoker.com Showdown", which aired on Five in autumn 2005. During the show she was coached by top professional playersPhil Hellmuth ,Annie Duke and Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott.After the show, Liv began playing poker as a serious activity, and in 2006 she became the TV presenter and journalist for Gutshot TV at the
World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Shortly after, she became the host of Challenge TV's on-line coverage of theEuropean Poker Tour , and also appeared as a reporter at theWorld Series of Poker Europe on WorldSeriesofPoker.com. Liv writes a regular column in industry magazine "Bluff Europe" and has had front cover features in "Gambling Online", "World Poker Tour" and "Online Gambler" magazines.She has a three page feature in the November 2008 issue of Loaded Magazine.
Most recently, Liv has become the European Ambassador for Online Poker site
AbsolutePoker.com . She has also had recent successes in poker, which include a 7th place finish at the Welsh Amateur Poker Championships, a 1st place finish atCaesars Palace , Las Vegas and winning a $19,000 package to the 2007 Five Diamond Poker Classic at the Bellagio, Las Vegas. Liv has also appeared in the Gala UK Poker Tour Season 1 onChannel 4 as a featured player, the World Women's Open on Five in 2007 and on Sky Poker channel 865 in 2008.In May 2008 Liv won the 2008 Ladbrokes European Ladies Championships worth $30,000.
On
11 July 2008 Liv appeared on theITV showGolden Balls . She reached the Split or Steal game at the end of the show and stole the jackpot of £6500.50 from her opponent.Liv cashed in two events at the 2008 World Series of Poker: Event 38 $2000 Pot Limit Holdem, finishing 49th for $ 4,074 and Event 41 $1500 Mixed Limit Holdem, finishing 64th for $ 2,793. She also finished 49th at the 2008 Aruba Classic for $5,500.
She co-presented on
Metal Hammer 'sGolden Gods freeDVD that came withSeptember 2008's issue.External links
[http://www.livboeree.com Official website]
[http://www.myspace.com/liv_boeree Official MySpace]
[http://www.absolutepoker.com/livboeree AbsolutePoker.com profile]
[http://poker.ladbrokes.com/en/poker-events/elc Ladbrokes European Ladies Championships]
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