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August 6, 2007 - Making a Home in London, and Favored to Win Women's World Open Event!

Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2007 Professional Live Tournament Women

I'm starting to get settled here in London. I'm looking for an flat to rent, and I knew the cost of living over here is more than the U.S., but wow! To rent a flat in areas where I prefer to live, it will cost about 800-1000 pounds per week, which is equal to about $1600-$2000. Per week? Eek! So, I'm still looking for one that I will really like. My agent, Stephen, welcomed me to London last week by taking me to the Cartier Windsor Polo Event, which was a great time. I've never seen a polo match before! I played in the Ladbrokes event that I talked about in my last blog with other players like Tony G and Kirill Gerasimov, coming in fourth place, but it wasn't good enough to move on to the semi-finals. A player from Ladbrokes won that heat, but even though I didn't advance, it was a great tournament. The best part was that I got a chance to see my good friend, Patrik Antonius, who also played in the event. It had been a while since I had seen him, and it was good to catch up on everything in our lives. After the Ladbrokes event, both me and Patrik had alot of meetings and interviews we had to attend to and I also did a photo shoot with Inside Edge Magazine. The PartyPoker Women's World Open begins here in London tomorrow, but I'm scheduled to play in Heat 3 on Wednesday, 8/8. The list of people in my heat are all pros - Michelle Bricknell, Pippa Flanders, Hina Modha, Jackie Vaswani, and me. Here is the most recent press release that PartyPoker had sent out which also includes PartyBets.com betting odds.... COUNTDOWN TO WOMEN'S WORLD OPEN LIZ LIEU FAVOURITE TO WIN BUT HARTREE, TILLY, FLANDERS, ROKACH AND 'BAD GIRL' NOT FAR BEHIND London - August 6, 2007 - The countdown is on to the inaugural PartyPoker Women's World Open in London, which gets underway on Tuesday 7th August and runs until Friday 10th August. The 36 runner field features the strongest line-up ever assembled for a women's poker tournament in Europe and bookmakers www.PartyBets.com make Liz Lieu the 6/1 favourite to win. A PartyBets.com spokesman said: "Liz is one of the most fearsome players in the world and her performances at PartyPoker Premier League poker mean we had to make her favourite. The UK's Katherine Hartree is not far behind. Over the last couple of years Katherine has been one of the most consistent female poker players in Europe and she has the knowledge and experience in this format." Others in the field include Jennifer Tilly (9/1) and Shannon Elizabeth (33/1). Academy Award nominated actress Tilly has won WPT and WSOP titles, while Elizabeth, best known for her role as a beauty in the film American Pie, recently made third in the NBC Heads-Up Championship in the US. The tournament is PartyPoker's first ever all-female event and will be produced by Matchroom Sport. A similar format to the annual PartyPoker World Open will be followed, as 36 players from across the globe battle it out for a share a $108,000 prize-fund. The buy-in for the tournament is set at $3,000, with the eventual winner taking home a cool $50,000. Amongst the European challengers apart from Katherine Hartree will be Xuyen "Bad Girl" Pham, former PartyPoker World Open winner Pippa Flanders, European Ladies champion Jackie Meecham, Jackie Vaswani and Deborah Rogers. Others to recently confirm their participation include Lucy Rokach, Beverly Pace, Jen Mason, Maria Demetriou and Kara Scott. The show will be televised in the UK later in the year on Five. Commentary will be provided by Jesse May and Shannon Elizabeth. Feel free to leave me any questions or comments my chat page where you can correspond with me. It's the primary place to message me now-a-days. I check that all the time, even before MySpace! I've put a lot of time and effort into my website (lizlieu.net) and hope that it's the place where everyone will come to find out what I'm up to and to chat with me. And keep checking back here often because I plan to blog quite a bit from now on. I want to keep everyone up-to-date on what I'm doing over here in London! Cheers!

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September 6, 2007 - Poker Diva Signs with Chilipoker

Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2007 Professional Live Tournament Women

Chilipoker.com an exponentially growing online poker room and casino is proud to announce the exclusive partnership of Top Professional poker Diva - Liz Lieu. Chilipoker.com has signed an exclusive contract with talented, astute and stylish Poker Star - Liz Lieu. Liz being an icon in the poker world brings card-playing expertise to the Chilipoker tables with style, versatility and flair. According to Alexandre Dreyfus "The partnership between Liz and Chilipoker is the perfect synergy of the aspirational poker lifestyle . Liz fits the concept perfectly. She has a flair for style and has created a unique personal image notwithstanding an aggressive and winning approach at the tables". Liz Lieu has secured her stance in the poker world achieving several limit and no-limit hold'em titles and earning over $600,000 in less than two years. Her most recent victory was in the LA Poker Classic last February, winning nothing less than $148,000 and a pledge to donate 20% to charity. Liz is among one of the few most feared high limit cash game player in the Bellagio and Commerce casinos. Her resume is rich of achievements and is considered to be one of the top 2 female poker players in the world. Founder and CEO, Alexandre Dreyfus states "We are proud to have Liz Lieu as the ambassador of the Chilipoker brand and we are sure that this collaboration will further consolidate our presence in the European and the Asian Markets. We appreciate that Liz has decided to move to London to be closer to our European customer base and we are pleased to communicate to our players that Chilipoker will be organizing regular monthly exclusive tournaments with Liz Lieu. We are flying all the winners to the UK to play with Liz Live in an exclusive tournament that will be broadcasted on various channels" Chilipoker ambassador Liz Lieu confides "was very careful to find a site that I could work with as a true partner and one that had the same aspirations as myself. ChiliPoker is an ambitious site with exciting plans and also offers a "lifestyle" positioning. I was of course approached by other sites but I like the fact that with Chilipoker I will become an important "face" of the site. Chilipoker are also very supportive of my charity work and also a percentage of my winnings will go to my charities, which is very important to me." Liz Lieu will be playing at the WSOPE in London on Monday the 10 th of September. All poker enthusiasts will be able to tune in to follow the poker diva's experience at the WSOP on www.chilipoker.com. "We are very proud to announce such an innovative feature on our site and give both players and guests the chance to experience the WSOP with Liz". Chilipoker Players should keep an eye on the Chilipoker school, as the poker diva will soon be revealing some of her best kept tips and winning secrets.

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September 21, 2007 - Oh What A Month It's Been!

Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2007 Professional Live Tournament Women

First off I'd like to congratulate Annette"Annette_15" for beating 362 players to win the first WSOPE bracelet. Who says women can't play poker huh? I have been hearing great things about her and I couldn't be any happier to see a woman take down a main event. Now I'm gonna go back a bit to the EPT Barcelona event. I arrived in Barcelona two days before the main event started and met Alex Dreyfus (my sponsor at ChiliPoker) for the first time. We sat and spoke for awhile in the hotel lounge, then Alex took me to the casino where the tournament was being held to check out the environment and also to buy me into the event. We then later met up with Fabrice and Jules for dinner at a trendy french restaurant. The next morning I had arrangements to go sight seeing with Alex, Fabrice, and Jules and to also do an video interview for Made In Poker with Fabrice. I had a wonderful time seeing the city of Barcelona and they all made me feel so comfortable to be around them. The next morning I woke up at at 10am, first thing was turn my computer on and check what games were going on ChiliPoker so I could play for awhile and warm up before the tournament started. I played for a couple hours and ended the session on the plus side. The tournament started at 5pm, I didn't start off too well. I flopped a set a couple time but both times got ran down with my opponent catching a straight and flush. There was one particular hand that made me sick to my stomach. I picked up 10 10's under the gun and decided just to limp in with three callers calling behind me. The flop comes A 10 5 (rainbow). I decided to slow play my set so I checked my option and the three callers behind me checked also. Turn comes an 8... (A 10 5 8). I bet out 800- the player behind me calls the bet and everyone else mucks. The river's a 6- The board now is A 10 5 8 6. I bet out 800 again, then my opponent thinks a bit and decides to make a raise to 3500. I was quite shocked as to why he would make such a big raise. I looked at the board again and the only possible hand that could beat my set of 10's is 7 9. I then said to him "either you've got the moral nuts or a total bluff" I finally decided to call and what does he turn over?!? Yep.. 7 9(off). After losing that hand I was down to 4500 in chips. A few rounds later I picked up QQ's. This time I raised and got the small blind to call. Flop comes Q 10 3 (rainbow) SB checks, I bet out 1200, SM calls, turn is a 9 (which gives a possible flush and straight draw on board). I bet out out 2000, my opponent called. river's a 7.. which was almost about the worst card I see, making it a possible straight and flush on board. My opponent announced all-in quickly! I thought to myself.. "Not again"!! I've flopped sets three times already and all three times they've all gotten cracked. I ended up calling anyways cause the pot was to big to lay down a set and also I wouldn't have much chips to play with if I were to fold. So pretty much an easy decision there on my part. My opponent turns over AQ.. phew no straight, no flush.. So I doubled up! My chips were like a yo yo the entire day but I was still in and at about 1am I received a very important family call that needed my attention immediately. I still had a little over 10k on the table. But all those chips were just being blinded away while I was already on the plane flying back to my country Vietnam. I couldn't thank Alex Dreyfus (my sponsor at ChiliPoker) enough for being so understanding and helping me through those moments when I was really in need for support. I could honestly say that I couldn't ask for a better site to represent. I flew back to Vietnam for a couple weeks to pay my last respects to my dad and also got the chance to spend some quality time with my aunt, cousins, and niece. Then on the Sept 8th I flew back to London in time to play the WSOPE. I started the tournament in very good shape. During the second round I happen to bust out John Juanda and was at 43,000. Then when I returned from the second break was when things all started to turn sour. A few starting hands passed and then I happen to pick up AA's and ran into 10 10's.. unlucky for me, my opponent flopped a 10 and I double him up. After another round of cards were dealt out, I had 22's on my big blind. My opponent that was in middle position made a minimum raise so I called. I flopped a set of 22's on the flop and got the original raiser with the K(c) 5 (c).. unlucky for me again.. he hits the flush right on the turn. So within one round of poker, I went from 43,000 in chips to about 7k. I played tight and was holding on to my chips for about an hour, then I picked up A 10. I was in middle position so I raised and the big blind calls. The flop did come an ace (? ?) but my opponent called my bet on the flop and caught a straight on the turn. the river was no help for my hand, so that was it... Out The Door I Go!!! :) I'm currently in London and will be playing the EPT London next week on the 25th of Sept. I hope all is well. Until next time everyone. Cheers!

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October 28th - Taking Time Out For Others In Vietnam!

Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2007 Professional Live Tournament Women

Wow!! I've finally managed to take time off from work, and spent the past 3 weeks in Vietnam doing charities. Before my charity journey began, I flew into Saigon and spent a few days visiting my dad at the temple. My first few stops were HaNoi, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong. I had brought 4 tons of rice along with me this time to distribute to the villagers. The people there were really appreciative and nice, and it's great to see how optimistic they were despite their poverty. This really sends out a message that 'money is not everything.' I had great fun there too! It's been years since I last took a ride on a bicycle. There is this sweet little girl who offered me a ride on her bicycle, and I gladly accepted the offer. I almost felt I was on a roller-coaster. Woohoo! Chilipoker.com have been really supportive of my charities, and especially with this trip of mine back to Vietnam to do what means a lot to me. I represented on Chilipoker behalf in donating funds to the village to rebuilt this village's temple. Watch video clip --->> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUsjoklgy6c On day 3, I arrived in DaNang and caught up with my best friend , John. We visited the children's orphanages, elder's orphanages, elder's homeless shelter and mental institution. We visited some of the same shelters that we had been to last year, and it was heart-warming for us to know that some of their health has improved tremendously, but also very sadden to find out that a few of them have left this world. Watch video clip --->> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uezyHk3aQK4 Our next destination was offshore. We went out to sea and bought 4 tons of rice, and 400 boxes of noodles to distribute to the families living out there. Watch video clip --->> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGBOG5UQ34c Lastly, every time I am back in Vietnam I can never miss visiting numerous temple to lend them a helping hand with all the things they need. This year all the temples were in need of posters to hand out to visitors that visit the temple. So we had donated thousands of posters, rice, and also boxes of noodles to help out. I can honestly say, visiting these temples always brings me a lot of peace! Watch video clip --->> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRLWhmIR0Eg After all the charities, I spent the last few days back in Saigon for my dad's 49th Day Prayers. It has been nearly 2 months since he left us, and I still miss him everyday. But I know he is in good care and will be watching us from up above. Just want to say, 'I love you, Dad.' I'm just back in London today after a short business trip in Malta to meet up with Alex (my sponsor) and also had an opportunity to meet all the Chilipoker staff in Malta. They were all very sincere, lovely people. I have to thank them all for the wonderful hospitality! I will be flying back to Las Vegas tomorrow to visit my family and can't wait to sit in a few cash games! I will also be attending Vince Neil (Motley Crew) celebrity charity event held at The Hard Rock Casino on Nov 3rd. Then I'm off to play Foxwoods main event, and shortly afterwards I will be traveling to Macau for a poker tournament from Nov 20th- 28th. That's it for now, until next time everyone.. Take Care!

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Biography

Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2007 Professional Live Tournament Women

Born on August 2, 1974 in Vietnam, her parents brought the family to America a year later. Liz was raised in Colorado with her older sister, where her parents worked hard to provide a good life for their girls...

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Press/Links

Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2007 Professional Live Tournament Women

Interview with Craig Cunningham, An Interview with Liz Lieu - 2007 WSOP, Midwest Gaming and Travels - A Day in the Life of Poker Diva Liz Lieu...

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Charities

Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2007 Professional Live Tournament Women

Helping out all the unfortunates back in our countries have always been a huge thing for John Phan and myself. Being able to help others has given us the kind of personal fulfillment that we could truly say is priceless...

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Latest Updates

Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2007 Professional Live Tournament Women

News - Liz Lieu has made back-to-back final table appearances to the APPT Macau $15k High Rollers Event. News - Congratulations to Liz Lieu for finishing 7th at the APPT Macau Main Event. News - Liz Lieu has reached the final table of the historic APPT Macau Main Event. Blogs - November 11, 2007 - Around The World and Back Schedule - APPT Macau 亞洲撲克公開賽 from November 22 to 27. Videos - Charity in Vietnam uploaded. News - Chilipoker signs famous Poker Diva, Liz Lieu as Ambassador. Schedule - Bellagio's Five Diamonds Event from December 10 to 17. Schedule - PokerStars Caribbean Adventure from January 5 to 10, 2008. Schedule - EPT German Open from January 29 to February 2, 2008. Schedule - EPT Scandinavian Open from February 19 to 23, 2008. Schedule - EPT Polish Open from March 11 to 15, 2008. Schedule - EPT Grand Final from April 12 to 17, 2008. **Chat Page Is Now Live** - Got questions for Liz? News - Due to business demands Liz Lieu has made a business decision to move to London to further her career into global mainstream in August 07. News - Liz Lieu MySpace Background Layouts are now available in "Downloads" page.

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November 11, 2007 - Around The World and Back

Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2007 Professional Live Tournament Women

Okay, so I am back in Vegas now. Well sort of. I'll tell you more in a bit. For starters, I attended a charity poker event hosted by Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil on November 8th at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The tournament benefits the Skylar Neil Memorial Fund (http://www.skylarneil.org) and the TJ Martell Foundation (http://www.tjmartellfoundation.org). This years "Off The Strip" Poker Event hosted by Vince Neil raised approx $175,000. All proceeds are divided between the two designated charities. The Skylar Neil Memorial Fund was formed in 1995 after the death of Neil's four-year old daughter Skylar. Her battle with stomach cancer inspired Neil to start the foundation that helps fund various organizations for leukemia, cancer and AIDS research. And the T.J. Martell Foundation was founded by T.J. Martell's father who vowed to uphold the wishes of a teenage boy who wanted to raise a million dollars for leukemia research. Upon the boy's death from leukemia, Martell started the organization in 1975 and has since raised more than $225 million for research. I was really honored to be a part of this charity event. An auction kicked off the event. There were lots of great items to purchase and I chipped in by purchasing a poker table signed by all of the poker pro's in attendance. After the auction the tournament began. The tournament itself was a re-buy event with all of the proceeds going to charity so the action was a little wild and loose to say the least. I played a little looser then my normal myself. Hehe. After all, it's for charity right?!? :-) Next on the agenda was a quick trip into L.A. to visit my mom and take care of some errands I was unable to handle while in Europe and Southeast Asia over the past couple of months. Then off to North Carolina to meet up with Dalton Cox who is one of the best photographers around. I flew into North Carolina for a couple of days to participate in a photo shoot which will eventually be posted on my new poker website Chilipoker.com. Dalton and his wife Jill were two of the nicest people and I really enjoyed my photo shoot experience. Dalton was extremely patient and always smiling. The photo shoot took two full days at three different locations. Dalton told me over 2,000 pictures were taken during this photo shoot. Wow!! I also want to say a quick thanks to Dalton's assistant Jenn and Daryl who assisted with Lighting. After spending a couple of days in N.C., I flew back to Las Vegas. So here I am!! J I'm so happy to be back in the States. However, I will only be in LV for another week then I fly out to Macau on November 18. Macau is the next stop on the Pokerstars.net Asia Pacific Tour and will mark the first time a real money no limit hold em poker tournament will be played in China. The event is scheduled for Nov 22-27 at the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino. If you don't already know, Macau is Asia's version of Las Vegas. Many consider it the gambling capital of the world with HUGE hotels and casinos. Even larger then the hotel and casinos you see in Las Vegas. The Macau event is another event I'm really excited to be a part of. I really want to see poker grow in Asia and I think the Macau event is just the beginning of bigger and better things for China and the rest of the region. Hopefully I'll win this one!! Keep your fingers crossed. Afterwards, I will take a short flight into Vietnam and spend a week there to dedicate my father's 100th day. This is a Vietnamese tradition when a loved one passes away and he is still often in my memories. He meant the world to me and I'm still trying to deal with the loss. The past couple of months have been a very difficult time for me and this trip to Vietnam will be another opportunity for me to visit my father and pay my respects to him once again. I will be back in Las Vegas on December 8th and will be competing in the Five Diamond Bellagio Classic in mid December. So look for me there. I hope everyone has a Happy Turkey day and safe Holiday!!

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