Liz Lieu
 Liz
Lieu's story is unique, and for those
of you who may not have heard about this
most impressive young woman born in 1974
and originating from Vietnam, we'll share
a little background on this accomplished
poker player.
Liz has been playing the game of fame
and developing her passion in regular
home games with family and friends since
childhood. Realizing her talent, she honed
her skills as a casino dealer, constantly
improving her techniques and ultimately
becoming a professional poker player in
2001.
Until last year she only used her skills
in cash games and smaller tournaments.
Making her competitive tournament debut
at 2005's World Series of Poker, she turned
heads and astonished onlookers when she
took 5th place in the first public event
of the series, winning $169,500. Little
did they know that Liz is one of the most
successful and aggressive players in the
Los Angeles and Vegas $400-$800 cash game
scenes. Admitting that her first time
success got her hooked on tournament play,
Liz has spent the latter part of 2005
following the tournament circuit, finishing
in the money in 8 more events.
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In 2006, she is already proving that
she has become one of the best female
players on the planet. In May, Liz challenged
noted online player, Erik Sagstrom to
a $600,000 Limit Hold'em Heads Up Match...
winner take all. Liz bested her online
opponent in two of three high-stake $200,000
matches, proving to all that she is a
true force to be reckoned with both live
and online poker.
With Poker Champion supporters like Martin
de Knijff, Barry Greenstein, and Jennifer
Harman just to name a few, you know this
woman is the real deal! Liz was recently
honored by the WSOP and ESPN as a 2006
WSOP Final Table Grand Marshall alongside
Johnny Chan. In Liz's introduction, Nolan
Dalla referred to Liz as the next woman
likely to land a WSOP bracelet. Additionally,
Liz is one of the media darlings of this
year's WSOP with regular feature positions
on the BLUFF Radio broadcast with Nick
Geber on Sirius www.wsopradio.com and
Tuesday Liz Lieu Days on www.TaoPoker.com
in addition to her own daily www.LizLieu.net
blog complete with photos.
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