Liz Lieu - The Poker Diva; Biography

The world of poker is not something that resides within the US any longer. While poker was largely a western game for many years and the bulk of the best players came from within the boarders, that has all changed thanks to the internet. The changing face of poker is partly thanks to the World Series of Poker who has managed to bring a new understanding of the game. This is where players like Liz Lieu have really excelled.

As a young Vietnamese player, Liz Lieu did not find it hard to break into this once exclusive club. She has managed to bring her own brand of play to the tables and is turning heads while she is doing so. Over the short time that she has been playing one can see that she is truly a remarkable talent and continues to rake large pots and tournament winnings.

Lieu started out as a cash game player, working the casinos and so on looking for the biggest games. She doesn't enjoy No Limit Hold'em as much as she does Limit Hold'em - but she's skilled in any poker game out there! She was a high class player with a style that made most people simple fold their hands. She had not yet embraced the tournament life until John Phan convinced her to join the 2005 World Series of Poker $1500 Limit event.

She played hard and managed to finish a highly respectable 5th place among the hundreds of contestants. This would earn her over $168,000 in prize money and the respect of hundreds of her peers.

While playing she was given the nickname “Poker Diva” something that she approves of. Most will agree that this comes from her stunning good looks and appeal to the players around her. This is also something that she uses to her advantage when playing.

The same year she would enter the $5000 limit World Series Event and place 12th and cash in the $3000 limit World Series of Poker event. This is something incredibly difficult to do for a player that is used to the standard action of the cash games.

Since that first success she has twice won the LA Classic Poker event and also placed high in several World Series of Poker events. She has netted more than $690,000 in tournament winnings.

She has also finished twice in the money in World Poker Tour events and continues to play them as often as she can.

The one thing that she has yet to achieve would be a bracelet win in a World Series of Poker event. However, many would agree considering her skill with the cards that she will one day join the ranks of the rest of the bracelet winners and maintain her high status in the world of live action poker.