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A self-confessed nerd with a Bachelor's degree in Astrophysics, Liv Boeree combined her science background and passion for games to become one of the most recognizable faces in professional poker. She was the #1 ranked female player from 2014-2016 and holds both European Poker Tour and World Series of Poker championship titles after winning more t
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Liv Boeree said: “Intelligence is knowing how to win the game. Wisdom is knowing which game to play.”
Gurwinder • Why Everything Is Becoming a Game
If you talk to Vanessa Selbst or Liv Boeree, these girls are really brilliant. I mean there are obviously plenty of very bright men as well. But somehow we have a really impressive crop of female players.”
Maria Konnikova • The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
‘The object of poker is making good decisions.’
Maria Konnikova • The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
contention. I end 2018 ranked in the top five female tournament players.
Maria Konnikova • The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win

“You become a big winner when you lose,” Dan says. “Everyone plays well when they’re winning. But can you control yourself and play well when you’re losing? And not by being too conservative, but trying to still be objective as to what your chances are in the hand. If you can do that, then you’ve conquered the game.”
Maria Konnikova • The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
when I inevitably ask him the question he gets asked most frequently—what his single piece of advice would be to aspiring poker players—his answer is two words long: pay attention.
Maria Konnikova • The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
Winning the game of life requires you to focus on the cards you have and choosing what to do with them.