olivia boeree/liv 'Iron Maiden' wins £1m in poker tournament

As a model, TV presenter and astrophysics graduate, there are many strings to Liv Boeree’s bow But now she can add a new one   poker ace The 25-year-old brunette beat 1,240 contestants at a major tournament to win a cool £1.1millionShe paid only 500 euros to enter the European Poker Tour and scooped the life-changing sum with just a pair of fives, seeing off a tough professional rival.

Beautiful women university graduates in the UK has won more than one million pounds  in a poker tournament in San Remo, Italy. Olivia Boeree, 25, became the third woman ever to win the European Poker tour (EPT) and capable of beating 1240 other players and reached 1.25 million Euros fantastic prizes.

Olivia, whose nickname is Liv, who majored in astrophysics at the University of Manchester, admitted could not believe it when the beat Jakob Carlsson, a Swedish professional poker player. “I can hardly believe it can overcome the most difficult situations in my life. EPT tournaments I’ve won, and won a fantastic prize,” he said. “Unbelievable, I am a scientist but could win the EPT tournament. It’s really a strange feeling,” she wrote on her Twitter page.

In addition to the nickname, she also has a popular name Iron Maiden. This name at Liv, because his favorite types of heavy metal music. Liv never took part in a reality show on Channel 5. While electric guitar, he sang songs of heavy metal.After leaving university, she took part in, and won, a number of TV game shows. Following one appearance, she was approached by Channel 4 and invited to audition for Carol Vorderman’s spot on Countdown.

She didn’t get the job, but her big break came when she was asked to take part in a Channel 5 programme called Ultimate Poker Showdown and was taught to play the game that has made her a millionaireSince then, she has worked as a TV presenter on poker channels, hosted an MTV heavy metal music awards programme and modelled for men’s magazines Loaded and Maxim, as well as appearing on the covers of gambling magazinesOver the past three years, she estimates she has won a total of £1.8million in tournaments across Europe, Australia and America, and is now ranked ninth in the league of top poker players.

The biggest prize ever won when the prize was given 30 000 Pounds Eupean Ladies tournament. Liv’s total revenues from various tournament that followed around 1.3 Million Ponds (USD 17 Billion). Currently only one dream Liv, EPT tournament in Monte Carlo. Prize money will be invested to purchase the property. “I will invest to buy a property in Las Vegas and London. I really like with these two cities,” he said.

She claims her best weapon against opponents is her trademark ‘Liv Stare’, which she uses to rattle their nerves.Despite her success, she still lives at home in Milstead, a small village near Sittingbourne, Kent, with her mother Elaine Cross, 54, who runs a business selling suitcases and handbags, and stepfather Tony Cross, 53, a retired police constable.

Mrs Cross said: ‘She’s not really a gambler, that’s the irony of it. She’s very sensible and extremely careful with her money.’She added that her daughter had a ‘ mathematical brain and an incredible poker face’, saying: ‘I don’t play her at Scrabble any more. She’s very competitive, she always has to win.’Miss Boeree’s father, publisher Chris Boeree, 60, said: ‘She looks a million dollars and other players must be fazed by her.’

LINDSAY Lohan earning money gets $5,000 to $10,000 to show up at a party

LINDSAY Lohan is earning money solely from personal appearances  and she’s making less than a trashy MTV reality star, according to a new report.The Mean Girls actress  who was once viewed as one of the best actresses of her generation — gets $5,000 to $10,000 to show up at a party.“When Lindsay does get paid for attending events, she now gets $5,000 to $10,000, basically less than Snooki makes,” a source told Fox News.

“It is sad and it is only getting worse. The few people that care about Lindsay want her to get help, but she is scared to trust anyone, thanks to her father, and she doesn’t want to hear this. We are worried for Lindsay and where her life is going.The source said Lohan, 23, cries often and opens up emotionally to strangers.“She will open up to young assistants that are dropping something off for her or helping her for an event,” said the worried pal. “She needs good friends and she has none. Lindsay is in crisis.

“Lindsay is really going through a lot right now. She feels like everyone leaves her and she’s all alone. The stuff with her dad this week going public yet again about her only serves to make her ignore help further.“If she does get work, which is really rare anymore, someone has to basically be by her side to get her ready for the event or meeting and make sure she shows up.”

Heidi Montag believes she should be the next tomb raider

Heidi Montag believes she should be the next tomb raider.After a report broke earlier this week about Megan Fox turning down the opportunity to replace Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, Ms Montag chimed in on Twitter, saying, “I want to be the blonde tomb raider.”

The MTV reality star added, “i’m better with guns then both Angelina and Megan Fox put together!”As previously reported, “The Hills” gal recently filmed a cameo in her first feature film, “Just Go With It,” starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. In the movie, Montag spoofs her 10 plastic surgery operations.

Alicia Keys, Shakira, the Black Eyed Peas and John Legend would be among the performers hitting the stage on June 10 at Orlando Stadium in Soweto/Johannesburg

Kicking off one of the world’s biggest sporting events should be the job of some equally big superstars. The 2010 FIFA World Cup did its best to recruit A-list artists, and on Wednesday, the soccer organization confirmed that Alicia Keys, Shakira, the Black Eyed Peas and John Legend would be among the performers hitting the stage on June 10 at Orlando Stadium in Soweto/Johannesburg, South Africa.”It’s going to be insane,” Keys told MTV News, shortly after the announcement.

“I’m very excited about going to Africa, and the fact that the World Cup is in Africa is unbelievable for me! To be a part of that is incredible.”

Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo and South African rock group BLK JKS will be among the musicians celebrating the first World Cup on their continent. The opening celebration, which is held on the eve of the first match, will also likely include appearances by soccer legends past and present, plenty of celebrity power and more performances to be announced soon.

Keys is excited to go back to Africa and work with her Keep a Child Alive foundation, which provides support for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS. FIFA is doing its part to help too: All net proceeds from the concert will be donated to 20 Centres for 2010, a campaign to build soccer-training centers in Africa that will also offer education and health-care services to disadvantaged communities.

MTV is getting more pressure to cancel its "Jersey Shore" reality show

MTV

TRENTON, N.J.  MTV is getting more pressure to cancel its “Jersey Shore” reality show.The latest criticism comes from the New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus, which says the show promotes derogatory ethnic stereotypes and is “wildly offensive.”In a letter sent Tuesday to the president of Viacom, MTV’s parent company, caucus chairman Joseph Vitale asks that the show be immediately taken off the air.

The state lawmakers also have asked advertisers to boycott the show, which focuses on eight tanned 20-somethings and their escapades in Seaside Heights, a popular New Jersey beach town.On Wednesday, a Viacom spokesman referred a request for comment to an MTV spokesperson, who did not immediately respond. MTV has said its intention is not to stereotype or offend.