英国模特莉芙·波利(Liv Boeree)赢得欧洲扑克牌巡回赛冠军－Go Liv!!!

From pony club to poker star: Glamorous British 'Iron Maiden' wins £1m in card tournament

By Nick Pisa and Andrew Levy

As a model, TV presenter, astrophysics graduate and former pony club member, there are many strings to Liv Boeree's bow.  But now she can add a new one  -  poker ace.  The 25-year-old brunette beat 1,240 contestants at a major tournament to win a cool £1.1million.  She paid only 500 euros to enter the PokerStars European Poker Tour and scooped the life-changing sum with just a pair of fives, seeing off a tough professional rival.  'Think only of the game': Briton Liv Boeree, who has just become the third woman ever to win the European Poker Tournamen

She said: 'I have won in tournaments before but never as much as this. A million pounds is not bad for six days' work.  'Having a degree in astrophysics helps me with my game as it makes you more analytical and think logically. It's all numbers after all.  'I'm going to be smart with the money and invest in property. There is someone in my life but I'm not sure if I'll be sharing it with them just yet.'

Miss Boeree was privately educated at Ashford School for Girls in Kent, where she passed all her GCSEs and A-levels with ease. She then won a place at Manchester University and gained a first class degree in physics and astrophysics.

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'I even got greeted with a movie-like horse whinny from my old horse Bella, who has come back to live with my parents. We sold her over eight years ago and she’s just the same; still hairy, eats everything and bounces around everywhere when you ride her.'

After leaving university, she took part in, and won, a number of TV game shows. Following one appearance, she was approached by Channel 4 and invited to audition for Carol Vorderman's spot on Countdown.

She didn't get the job, but her big break came when she was asked to take part in a Channel 5 programme called Ultimate Poker Showdown  -  and was taught to play the game that has made her a millionaire.

Since then, she has worked as a TV presenter on poker channels, hosted an MTV heavy metal music awards programme and modelled for men's magazines Loaded and Maxim, as well as appearing on the covers of gambling magazines.

Over the past three years, she estimates she has won a total of £1.8million in tournaments across Europe, Australia and America, and is now ranked ninth in the league of top poker players.

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She claims her best weapon against opponents is her trademark 'Liv Stare', which she uses to rattle their nerves.

Despite her success, she still lives at home in Milstead, a small village near Sittingbourne, Kent, with her mother Elaine Cross, 54, who runs a business selling suitcases and handbags, and stepfather Tony Cross, 53, a retired police constable.

Mrs Cross said: 'She's not really a gambler, that's the irony of it. She's very sensible and extremely careful with her money.'

She added that her daughter had a 'mathematical brain and an incredible poker face', saying: 'I don't play her at Scrabble any more. She's very competitive, she always has to win.'

Miss Boeree's father, publisher Chris Boeree, 60, said: 'She looks a million dollars and other players must be fazed by her.'

　　据英国《太阳报》和《每日邮报》报道，现年25岁的英国模特莉芙·波利近日在意大利赢得欧洲扑克牌巡回赛冠军，收获110万英镑奖金，成为史上第三位 登上冠军宝座的女性。

　　莉芙·波利是一名模特、电视节目主持人，还有天体物理学的学历背景。她可谓集美貌、智慧、财富于一身。而且因为她酷爱重金属音乐，而被取了个“铁娘 子”的外号。她此次击败了1240名参赛选手，区区500欧元的报名费让她最终收获110万英镑奖金，可谓名副其实的“千人斩”。

　　此次在意大利北部城市圣雷莫举行的欧洲扑克牌巡回赛，吸引了40多个国家、1240名选手参加。莉芙·波利一路过关斩将，终于在25日的决赛中击败了 22岁的瑞典职业扑克牌选手，登上冠军宝座。夺冠后，莉芙·波利还将晋级在摩纳哥蒙特卡洛市举行的总决赛，比赛奖金高达220万英镑。

　　

　　莉芙·波利表示：“天体物理学知识对我在比赛中获胜很有帮助，它让我更善于分析，思考也更有逻辑性，毕竟这些都是和数字有关的。至于高额奖金，我会拿 来投资。”

　　莉芙·波利毕业于英国曼彻斯特大学物理与天体物理系，从小她的成绩就相当优异，每门学科成绩都能轻松拿到A，她表示，扑克牌是她大学毕业后才学会的。 她还称自己在学校时是体育队队长，曲棍球、跑步等运动都能轻易得第一，而且她还很喜欢骑马。