I don't really mind who I play against, I just want to play against people who are worse at poker than me. So if it's a man or a woman, you just don't want to play against someone who is better than you. Whoever they are, as long as they are worse at poker than me. Which hopefully is the majority of people.
How long do you see yourself playing the game?
I don't think I'll ever stop, I can't see a time when I'm never going to play poker again. I just love the game too much. The beauty of poker is that you can play as much or as little as you want. It just depends on how it fits into your schedule. I have lots of other interests, I've got some TV projects that I'm working on, that sort of thing. Away from poker but the game will always be there for me.
So what are these TV projects that you have coming up?
I'm working on a few things, I'm looking to expand my science background because I have a degree in Physics with Astro-physics and that's something that's been put on the back-burner for the past few years, because I've been concentrating on poker so much. But I really have a lot of interest in that. And I think that we need some more TV shows about interesting technology and anything from weather to physics, to just new sciences basically. I would love to be involved in making some shows in that sort of thing. Fun but educational shows. (I'm later told that Liv would love to follow in the footsteps of Brain Cox - TV's new scientist)
You're a very talented guartist too - would you ever consider doing that professionally?
I don't know whether I'm good enough anymore to play guitar professionally. It's definitely something that I want to get back into, I really miss playing. I love my heavy metal a lot. So I do want to start brushing up again. Who knows, maybe one day if I get the chance to play in a band.
Apart from your TV projects what else do you have coming up?
I've got the UK IBT's, which is really cool because I get to be on Channel 4 each week. And I represent an online poker company, called Pokerstars, and they keep me really busy with their events and it's really good fun. I get to travel the world playing at their events. Then, obviously I get to play online a lot with them.
I'm going to be doing some exciting thing during London Fashion Week. Which I'm really excited about. Getting more into fashion recently.
What things have you got planned for London Fashion Week?
We're not a 100 per cent sure just yet, I know I've got some parties lined up and hopefully I'll get to see some shows which I'll find really fun.
Which shows are you looking forward to seeing?
There's a long, long list. I'm not sure yet, depends on what I can get in to.
Liv is usually travelling the world so for the first time in a long while she'll be in the UK for Fashion Week and is excited for the opportunities that this may bring. It's tough for a young woman to choose outfits when playing poker. What does a woman wear to a poker table? With poker being such a male-dominated industry Liv tries to stay in touch with her feminine side and love of fashion so she keeps a close eye on new trends.
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