Liv Boeree | The Science Behind Poker | Oxford Union

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A television presenter with a background in astrophysics, Liv Boeree is also one of the most successful poker players of all time. With total tournament winnings of more than $2.9m, she joins some of the best known poker faces in the world as an ambassador of PokerStars.

As of November 2015, has been ranked as the Number 1 female player on the Global Poker Index. She recently co-founded Raising for Effective Giving, an organisation which encourages poker players to donate at least 2% of their winnings to highly effective charities.

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[enzeeexplains]

Such annoying haters you all are. This was great. She is great. Is she the best in the world? No. But she is a winner who is certainly qualified and capable of giving over information. This was exceptionally well done.

[krisbroholm]

Liv is smart, successful, attractive, and witty. I can see why the internet is against her.

[Davidishop]

The players in these comments apparently have never lost a tournament or a hand of poker. Everyone here always makes the right call, fold, bet, or bluff 100 percent of the time.

[mattstorr]

You come across as a very sincere and warm-hearted lady, I would say an ambassador for the sport. I hope that seeing people like yourself encourages more women to take part, I think it will change the character of the game for the better.

[davidchodds]

Olivia 'Liv' Boeree is tremendously intelligent and perhaps the most educated poker player on tour. She is an Astrophysicist who has been to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and has lectured at prestigious Universities such as Oxford. She is a lecturer and published writer of scientific, philosophic, mathematical articles.

[believeconquer]

Not sure why so much hate. She has been a successful pro player for years and is presenting basic templates for poker in one hour. This basic information has made her alot of money from ppl who refuse to abide because they believe it's luck or they get too cute with their style trying to emulate a pro or some cool guy in their imagination. Ofcourse it takes years of experience to master so you need to play thousands of hands. It's not for everyone.

[zeptime]

Didn’t know Liv was so accomplished academically!❤️

[Teabonesteak]

Here is somebody who just won at life.
Young,
Rich,
Smart,
Beautiful.

[dm]

Really good explanation of GTO for the beginner. I've been away from the game for a few years, trying to get back, and finding the game is much different. Everybody playing what we would have called "small ball" in my day, and they've been kicking my butt somehow. I used to eat small-ballers for lunch damnit. Need all the help I can get, and this is just what I was looking for.

[tzovlask]

great insight. very sharp lady! there's a lot to consider if you're planning a professional career in poker and Liv explains it well.

I have been watching a lot of Negreanu vids as he breaks down hands and player behavior as well as the sheer concentration and mental focus one needs to play tournaments successfully. long hours, late nights, the mental and physical challenges and the discipline he has is astonishing. not an easy life at all!

[dylanlim]

loved every minute of this. liv is truly the best

[dsdomestic]

Just borrowing this from someone else on the internet. But, Liv has a strong advantage over most of her opponents: Starting every hand with a solid pair.

[AB-bznn]

Watching this and reading the comments makes me feel like I’m on my phone in class 😩👌🏽

[MrDentSir]

The top players are at the top for a reason....Liv is in the moment, and a good OxUni would have picked Ox Uni doing a Poker spiel 20 years ago ....Imagine the next 20 years....

[qzeusy]

I don't see any hate comments here, only comments hating on hate comments...

[andrewl]

<3 liv .... poker is lucky to have her.

igor please make sure she keeps her love for the game!

[defenda]

Useful video from a class player. Shame about the comments, the internet's really opened up poker to the incels.

[worldwide_investor]

Hate a little more does not really matter you will never reach her success nor her level of thinking.

Results speak for themselves.

Cheers nice presentation.

Thumbs up continue doing this!

[redbaronlast]

Wonderful video. In every way, loved it. Well done Liv, and well done interviewer!

[tridentdiving]

Anyone else get invited to guest lecture on poker at Oxford?  No? Thought not. Liv wins.