1. Olivia "Liv" Boeree was born on 18 July 1984 and is a British science communicator, television presenter, host of the Win-Win podcast, and professional poker player.
19 Facts About Liv Boeree
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Liv Boeree was born in Hollingbourne, Kent in the South East of England, on 18 July 1984 and studied at Ashford School before going on to earn a First Class Honours degree in Physics with Astrophysics at the University of Manchester.
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Liv Boeree was introduced to the poker industry when she was selected as one of five contestants for the reality TV show Ultimatepoker.
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On 21 April 2010, Liv Boeree won the European Poker Tour main event in Sanremo, at the time the largest ever poker tournament held on European soil.
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Awards: Liv Boeree won Female Player of the Year in 2014,2015 and 2016 at the European Poker Awards, as determined by Global Poker Index points she accumulated during those years.
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Liv Boeree was awarded "Europe's Leading Lady" in 2010 at the European Poker Awards.
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Liv Boeree has been a member of Team PokerStars Pro since September 2010.
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In November 2019, Liv Boeree announced on Twitter that she had left Team PokerStars after nine years and will quit professional poker.
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In December 2024, Liv Boeree returned to professional Poker in the 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise Event, held in The Bahamas.
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Liv Boeree finished fourth in the $25,000 WSOP Super Main Event tournament, cashing out at $2,800,000.
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In 2014, Liv Boeree co-founded Raising for Effective Giving, an organization that promotes a rational approach to philanthropy often referred to as effective altruism, and provides advice on choosing charities based on certain criteria.
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Liv Boeree has raised concerns about possible risks from the development of artificial intelligence and supports research that is directed at safe AI development.
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In January 2023, Liv Boeree was awarded a Doctorate of Science, Honoris Causa, from the University of Hull in recognition of her contributions to STEM education and outreach.
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In 2011, Liv Boeree was a member of the Celebrity Graduate Manchester University team that took part in BBC2's seasonal general knowledge tournament, Christmas University Challenge.
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In 2020, Liv Boeree made an appearance in the Dutch film The Host as Ms.
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Liv Boeree gave her first TEDx talk at TEDxManchester in February 2018 on the benefits of thinking in probabilities.
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Liv Boeree's topic was "3 lessons on decision-making from a poker champion".
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Liv Boeree appeared as a guest speaker at Oxford University Union in May 2016, Jesus College, Cambridge in February 2017, the Cheltenham Science Festival in June 2016, Websummit Dublin in Nov 2015 and Effective Altruism Global, Google HQ in San Francisco Aug 2015.
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Liv Boeree has written a number of articles and opinion pieces on various scientific and rationality topics.