Liv Boeree is a model, TV presenter and professional poker player

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Without a doubt, Liv Boeree (pictured below) is one of the most successful ladies in the history of poker. Despite a series of scandals that periodically arise around the Englishwoman, her career can be envied. After all, the girl's fees have long been measured in seven-figure figures. The popularity and fame of Liv brought her victory at the EPT tournament in San Remo. In addition to poker, the Englishwoman realizes herself as a TV presenter, participant in various TV shows and models. This article will present her brief biography.

Introducing Poker

Liv Boeree was born in Kent (England) in 1984. After leaving school, the girl did not have any thoughts of becoming a poker player. She went to study at the University of Manchester as an astrophysicist. After receiving an honors degree at the age of 21, Liv moved to London. Then the girl had not yet decided on her own career, but quite successfully earned online poker. She also hadand other opportunities in the capital of England. One of them was the passage of the casting on Ultimainpoker.com - a reality show on British television. This success was a breakthrough for Boeri. The girl not only became popular, but also raised the level of her own game thanks to the help of Dave Ulliott, Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke.

First win

After completing the project, Liv Boeree devoted herself entirely to poker. She began to treat the game online as a job. As her experience grew, Liv moved to higher limits in high-value tournaments and cash games. But success did not come to her immediately. It wasn't until 2008 that Boeri won the Ladbrokes European Ladies Championship.

The prize was almost $42,000. Of course, for professional players this is not at all an impressive result, but for Liv this victory was very important. She not only received recognition, but also attracted the attention of the most successful poker room on the planet called PokerStars. By that time, the girl had few achievements, but representatives of this company were able to see the potential in her.

Contract

By signing a sponsorship deal with PokerStars, Liv Boeree immediately felt the benefits. The support of the company allowed the girl to go to the World Series of Poker. There she hit the small prizes three times - $4,000, $1,500 and $2,800. These small victories brought her invaluable experience. A few months later, under the auspices of PokerStars, the Englishwoman went to the Aruba Classic, where she earned $5,500.

Career takeoff

In 2009The girl's business went uphill. She first placed seventh in the Australian Millions bounty tournament. This added $19,000 to Liv's wallet. In April, Liv Boeree, who is 160cm tall, made it to two final tables on the World Poker Tour, earning another $23,000.

But the biggest success in her career was waiting for the girl in 2010. Liv won the San Remo Main Event on the European Poker Tour. Boeri thus became the third female player to hold an EPT title. In addition to 1, 250, 000 euros, the world fame came to the girl. And Liv decided to use her popularity by organizing the poker festival Poker in the Park in London. Players from all over the world gathered there.

The EPT win wasn't Liv Boeree's only success in 2010. At the London stage of the same series, the poker player won 51,330 pounds, taking second place in the no-limit hold'em tournament. A large number of spectators watched the final table of the competition. Although Boeri lost to Jens Thorson, she showed a rather serious level of play.

Television

In 2011, Liv became the host of The UK and Ireland Poker Tour weekly show. The new profession took the girl a lot of time. Therefore, in live tournaments I had to play infrequently. However, Boeri added $150,000 to her bankroll by winning the Sunday Warm-Up at PokerStars. In 2012, the poker player continued to play at the World Series and EPT tournaments. Such a big victory, as in San Remo, the girlnot yet, but she takes prizes quite often.

Now

Now the earnings of Liv Boeree, whose biography is presented above, has exceeded two million dollars (live tournament poker). This placed her among the most successful female players of all time. Liv is active on social media (especially Twitter), using it to connect with fans and fellow poker players. Boeri is also a member of the Pokerstars Pro team.

Interesting facts

• The heroine of this article loves heavy metal and plays the electric guitar.
• The girl starred in photo shoots for many magazines, including the men's "Maxim".
• Boeri writes a column for several poker publications (Bluff Europe and others).