Liv Boeree – UB team

Liv Boeree is best female poker player, TV presenter and model from the Britain. Born in Kent in 1984, Liv studied physics with astrophysics at the University of Manchester before moving to London. 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 players Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke.

After falling in love with the game she studied it intensely and has since notched up several tournament wins and final tables around the world, including the Ladbrokes European Ladies Championships in May 2008, and as of January 2010 has live tournament cashes exceeding $230,000. In May 2009 she joined team UB.com as one of their professional players, and represents them in tournaments around the world.

As such Liv has attracted considerable media attention and has featured in media and magazines such as Loaded Magazine, Maxim, Sport Magazine UK, World Poker Tour, GuitarWorld, Cardplayer, Bluff and Gambling Online.

In 2006 Liv also discovered a passion for TV Presenting after travelling to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas for Gutshot TV. Since then she has worked on productions such as The Metal Hammer Golden Gods, The European Poker Tour and The European Challenge II in Vienna among many others.

In her spare time Liv as a huge rock and metal fan and is also an accomplished guitarist!

source: http://www.livboeree.com/