智慧扑克女王——J.J.刘

　　在台湾出生和长大，后刘移居美国，大学毕业后在Illionois在布拉德利大学取得硕士计算机科学学士学位。

　　作为一个年轻的软件工程师，刘开始在加利福尼亚州帕洛的阿尔托工作空间系统Loral公司上班，这是世界领先的设计者和通信卫星的建设者之一，但是她的才华很快就被转移到世界扑克这一圈子当中。

　　世界扑克系列

　　虽然J.J.刘还没有赢得世界扑克系列的赛事，大但是她无疑是在扑克比较成功的女性之一，在WSOP赢得11的奖金，包括2次出现在决赛桌上。

　　刘第四次参加她的第一个世界系列扑克赛事

　　刘从来没有在WSOP主赛事中赢钱，但是，她在2008年世界扑克系列将改变这一状况。

　　其他扑克锦标赛

　　J.J.刘的技巧高于任何其他的女人除去在世界扑克巡回赛锦标赛，在2007年，她在特德福雷斯特一个WPT的海湾101流星赛事中获得亚军。

　　她已经有5次获得大的金额收入，包括两次在世界扑克巡回赛的决赛桌上赢得奖金。

　　刘在雷诺赢得2005年世界扑克挑战比赛，声称获90000美元的奖金，成为扑克界“2005年度比赛最佳玩家的世界排名第一的女玩家”。

　　刘也在扑克锦标赛的传奇事件即在2006年WPT的女士之夜取得了胜利。

　　刘她的机智是众所周知的，她说：“我喜欢击败所有的男孩。我想一巴掌将烟头熄灭，扑克不是举重，每个人都可以玩。这不要紧，不管你是一个男人还是女人。”

　　这就是说，J.J刘最出名的是她的聪明表现在扑克上。她扑克的成功归功于她对于扑克战争艺术的研究。

　　截至2008年，刘拥有160多万美元的现场锦标赛的总奖金。

　　她在现场锦标赛女扑克选手之间收益在凯西博特，安妮公爵，吕秀莲Obrestad和珍妮哈曼的后面，目前排名第五。

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　　J.J. Liu

　　Born and raised in Taiwan, Liu moved to the US after college to complete a Master's Degree in computer science at Bradley University in Illionois.

　　As a young software engineer, Liu began working for Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, California - one of the world's leading designers and builders of communication satellites - but her talents were soon transferred to the world of poker.

　　World Series of Poker

　　While J.J. Liu has yet to win an event at the World Series of Poker, she is one of the more successful women in poker, having managed 11 money finishes at the WSOP, including 2 final table appearances.

　　Liu finished 4th in her first World Series of Poker event

　　Liu has never finished in the money at the WSOP Main Event, a statistic she will be looking to change at the 2008 World Series of Poker.

　　Other Poker Tournaments

　　J.J. Liu has placed higher than any other woman in a World Poker Tour Championship event, following her runner-up finish to Ted Forrest a the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Stars tournament in 2007.

　　She has finished in the money 5 times, including 2 final tables, on the World Poker Tour.

　　Liu won the 2005 World Poker Challenge in Reno, claiming a pot of $90 000, and finished the year as the top-ranked woman in CardPlayer Magazine's 2005 Player of the Year competition.

　　Liu was also victorious at the 2006 WPT Ladies Night Out event at the Legends of Poker tournament.

　　Liu is well known for her wit and says, "I enjoy beating all the boys. I want to spank their butts. Poker is not lifting weights. Everybody can play. It doesn't matter if you're a man or woman."

　　This said, J.J. Liu is best known for her smart poker play. She credits her poker success to her study of The Art of War by Sun Tzu.

　　As of 2008, Liu boasts total live tournament winnings of over $1.6 million.

　　She currently ranks 5th in live tournament earnings among female poker players, behind Kathy Liebert, Annie Duke, Annette Obrestad and Jennifer Harman.