Las Vegas, USA
Nickname: The Poker Diva
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 Premier League Poker Player ProfilesLining for this years's star-studded Premier League Poker are: Andy Black | Victoria Coren | Ian Frazer | Tony G | Kirill Gerasimov | Phil Hellmuth | Juha Helppi | Kenna James | Liz Lieu | Eddie Scharf | Dave Ulliott | Roland de Wolfe Liz LieuLieu was born in Vietnam but was brought up in Colorado, USA. One thing that Lieu learned as a young teenager was the game of Chinese poker. By the time she turned eighteen, she was well-versed in a number of games and discovered that she had a penchant for not only playing, but running those games for others. Instead of a conventional job, she decided to begin running a home game.Lieu's decided to step up her game, so she took her skills and her bankroll to the tables in Las Vegas. There she was primarily a limit Texas hold 'em cash games player for a number of years, before embracing tournament play at the 2005 World Series of Poker. When John Phan encouraged her to enter the $1500 no-limit hold'em event, she ended up in fifth place with over $168,000 in prize money. She went on to place 12th in the $5000 no-limit hold'em event the same year and cashed in the $3000 tournament as well. The next stop was the Bellagio's 2005 Festa Al Lago tournament, where Liz placed fourth in the $2500 no limit hold'em event and 16th in two other top tournaments in the series, taking home more than $80,000 for less than a week's worth of work. She went on to finish in the top ten spots at the World Poker Finals, Five Diamond World Poker Classic, and the Gold Strike World Poker Open.  In 2006, Liz was honored by the WSOP and ESPN as a Final Table Grand Marshall along with Johnny Chan. In the introduction by Nolan Dalla, she was referred to as the next likely woman to win a WSOP bracelet. As of July 2006, Liz's total live tournament winnings exceed $500,000.
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