Liv Boeree Biography

Born in 1984 and raised in Kent, UK, Liv Boeree's competitive spirit came out at a young age with competitive horse riding and other sports activities taking up a lot of her time. She graduated from the University of Manchester in 2005 with a first-class degree in astrophysics. This wasn't the only life-changing event in her world that year, as she also appeared on the UltimatePoker Showdown TV program.

Liv appeared on the show as one of five "poker virgins" that had no experience with the game and learned how to play from three of the sport's titans: Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke, and online poker's Devilfish. From this experience, Liv found herself playing - and winning - at live poker tournaments across the UK. Her personality and playing style soon made it apparent that she'd be a perfect fit at UltimateBet.

Liv Triv

• In May 2008 Liv won the European Ladies Championships for $30,000, besting some of the world's best female poker players.
• Liv's love of sports and athletics continues today with the poker ace being frequently seen on the slopes, skiing.
• Mr Osterlind is Liv's bearded dragon pet lizard. As far as we know, he does not play poker.
• She listens to (and loves) METAL!
• She can do handstand press-ups.
• Liv does more than listen to music, thoughshe's been playing lead guitar since she was 16.
• The guitar playing may have given her an unfair advantage in an air guitar competition. Her skills let her take home a Gibson guitar worth over $4,000.
• Her favorite drink? Jack & Coke.