Liv Boeree

One of the best female poker players around, Team PokerStars professional, astrophysicist and philanthropist, Liv Boeree is a unique speaker. Her TED talk has been viewed over 3.4m times. An expert in terms of performing under pressure, decision making strategy, risk taking and unpicking probability, Liv is a much in demand speaker. With a first class degree in astrophysics, she’s passionate about science and covers subjects such as the Dangers of AI and encouraging girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Her other speaking topics include effective altruism and environmental issues.

Liv first caught the poker bug when she was picked to take part in a reality poker TV show in the UK back in 2005. Soon after she became a regular host on various poker coverage shows, and it wasn’t long before she was making waves at the table herself. Liv’s first major live cash came when she won the European Ladies Championship in 2008 for $42,000, followed by a string of other impressive money finishes at events around the world. Highlights included an impressive run at the 2009 Five Star World Poker Classic in Las Vegas, where she final tabled two side tournaments and made a top 40 finish in the $25,000 WPT Championship Main Event.

Then came the moment that would change Liv’s life forever, and make the poker world give her the credit her game deserves. Liv travelled to Italy to play at the European Poker Tour (EPT) Season 6 Sanremo event in 2010 – a tournament that proved to be one of the biggest ever, with a packed field of 1,240 runners. After days of intense action, Liv found herself on the final table, and duly went on to crush the remaining players to take the title and a massive $1,698,300 payday, confirming Liv’s status as one of the finest players the UK has ever produced.