Liv Boeree
Name: Liv Boeree
Winnings to Date: $2,057,277Liv Boeree is one of the most multi-talented players in the business. She is not only a successful poker player but a TV presenter, journalist, model, and skilled guitarist.
Born 1984 in Kent, Boeree studied astrophysics at the University of Manchester before moving to London to pursue some of her other interests.
She was first introduced to poker when she was selected as one of five contestants for the reality show, "Ultimatepoker.com Showdown" in 2005. During the show, she was coached by some of the top names in the industry including Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke and Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott. It was during that time she fell in love with the game and began studying it intensely.
In 2006 she jumped at the chance to serve as one of the presenters and journalists for Gutshot TV's coverage of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. She did amazing and soon found herself flooded with job offers. Since that time she has served as the host to several events including the European Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker Europe. She currently has a regular column on industry magazine “Bluff Europe” and has had front cover features on such popular magazines as "Gambling Online", "World Poker Tour" and "Online Gambler.”
Despite her success off the felt it wasn't until 2008 that she would claim her first title. It was that year that she took down the Ladbrokes European Ladies Championship to the tune of $30,000. It would be another two years before she won another major tournament event but when she did it was a major one. In 2010 she claimed her first European Poker Tour (EPT) title at EPT San Remo winning €1,250,000 in the No Limit Hold'em Championship event.
Liv Boeree is currently a member of Team PokerStars Pro. She can often be seen hitting the virtual felt on PokerStars.com using the screen name 'Liv Boeree.'