J. J. Liu | |
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Nickname(s) | J. J. |
Residence | Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
Born | Joanne Jishung Liu April 10, 1965 (age 59) Taipei, Taiwan |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 43 |
Highest ITM Main Event finish | 442nd, 2017 |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | 0 (+1) |
Final table(s) | 2 (+1) |
Money finish(es) | 5 (+1) |
Joanne Jishung Liu (born April 10, 1965 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a professional poker player from Palo Alto, California. [1] She was in 2007 the highest placing female in a World Poker Tour Championship event, [2] finishing runner-up to Ted Forrest at the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Stars. [3]
As of 2019, her total live tournament winnings exceed $3,200,000. [4] She ranks 7th in live tournament earnings among female players, behind Vanessa Selbst, Kathy Liebert, Annie Duke, Annette Obrestad, Liv Boeree and Vanessa Rousso. [5]
Liu was born in Taiwan, and moved to Peoria, Illinois to pursue a master's degree in computer engineering at Bradley University. After graduation, she took a job as a software engineer in Silicon Valley. It was there that she discovered her love for poker, having never played it until she came to the United States.
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