Astrophysics
grad turned poker pro, TV presenter and model Liv
Boeree
won the biggest PokerStars European Poker Tour event ever in San
Remo, Italy today. With 1,240
entrants the PokerStars EPT San Remo
tournament bested its own record –set last year—for the largest
major poker tournament in European history.
In the span of a few
weeks a woman has won the North American Poker Tour event at Mohegan
Sun, and now the European Poker Tour San Remo event! Liv
Boeree, a UB
sponsored poker pro, earned her way into the
PokerStars sponsored
EPT San Remo
event through a $500 qualifier, and now has €1.25
million to show for it, along with her first
major victory.
Liv
Boeree came into the final table in
fifth chip-position and played a strong game to take over the chip
lead from Jakob Carlsson
during three-handed play when she eliminated Toni Pettersson. She
then defeated Carlsson in the heads-up final to claim a landmark
victory.
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