Liv Boeree- is a poker player

The Liv Boeree- is a poker player

Olivia “Liv” Boeree (born 1984) is a poker player, TV presenter and model from England. Born in Kent, Boeree studied in Manchester before moving to London.

Boeree was introduced to the poker industry when she was selected as one of five contestants for the reality TV show "Ultimatepoker.com Showdown" which aired on Five in autumn 2005. During the show she was coached by professional poker players Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke and Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott.

After the show Boeree began playing poker as a serious activity and, in 2006, she became a TV presenter and journalist for Gutshot TV at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Shortly afterwards she became the host of Challenge TV's on-line coverage of the European Poker Tour, also appearing as a reporter for the World Series of Poker Europe on WorldSeriesofPoker.com. Boeree also writes a regular column in the magazine Bluff Europe and has had front cover features in Gambling Online, World Poker Tour and Online Gambler magazines.

Boeree's initial successes in poker were: a 7th place finish at the Welsh Amateur Poker Championships; a 1st place finish at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas; and winning a $19,000 package to the 2007 Five Diamond Poker Classic at the Bellagio, Las Vegas. Boeree has also appeared in the Gala UK Poker Tour Season 1 on Channel 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 for $30,000. Boeree 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. In January 2009 she finished 7th in the $1500 NLH Bounty event for $18,900 AUD and in April 2009 made two final tables in the preliminary events at the World Poker Tour Championships, with winnings totalling $23,000. She also won a $25,000 seat in a satellite to the WPT Main event, in which she finished 37th for $41,000.

On 21 April 2010, Boeree won the European Poker Tour in San Remo. Boeree won €1,250,000 and thereby became the third woman ever to win an EPT title. On 2 September 2010 Liv Boeree opened the Poker in the park Festival in London. The event attracted people from all around the globe, who came there for the various attractions and free Poker tournaments.

Boeree has been a member of Team PokerStars Pro since September 2010 and her total live tournament winnings exceed $2,050,000.

Charlotte Van Brabander: The PokerStars Girlfriend

With EPT Copenhagen Main Event well underway, and the LA Poker Classic in full throttle, what better way to relax than a quick look at Charlotte Van Brabander, member of team Pokerstars Friends.

For those of you who don't know, Pokerstars friends are talented professional poker players, who aren't really members of Team Pokerstars pro, but who still get sponsored to play in the biggest tournaments around the world. We are not exactly sure about the difference between a PS friend and a PS pro, but as long as it adds more poker girls to the mix, we won't be asking too many questions.

Charlotte Van Brabander, known online as Sjlot, is a professional poker player born and raised in Belgium. What might come as a surprise to most of you is that, before getting into poker, Charlotte was a professional Counter Strike gamer. She even formed a CS team comprised of herself and four other girls, eventually getting sponsored and making it all the way into the Electronic Sports World Cup tournament. We have a feeling she and Liv Boeree would get along just fine.

As a poker player, Charlotte Van Brabander is still waiting for her big break. She plans to play in as many of this year's UKIPT events and EPT ladies events as possible, so hopefully she'll get something going soon. One thing is certain: with Pokerstars backing her, Vanessa Rousso giving her lessons at her Big Slick Bootcamps, and the competitive instinct that she's nourished throughout her years of playing Counterstrike, we could be looking at the next Annette Obrestad here. Let's wish her the best!