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Victoria Coren: Nice and Lucky

  Victoria Coren has two great loves in her life - poker and writing. This 1973 born University of Oxford graduate is an author, journalist, and a regular face at the poker table. Coren writes a weekly poker column for The Guardian, weekly news for The Observer, and has co-authored books. When she is not busy writing, she pursues poker and this pursuit has paid off.

  Coren has supplemented what she earns as a writer with over $1,000,000 in tournament cash. She is not one for bold, outrageous behavior at the table. She is typically a quiet player but enjoys being talkative at the table when she likes who she is playing against. Coren plays for fun and makes it known that she disapproves of players who scowl at their opponents behind sunglasses. It is clear she is nice and she will be the first one to admit that she is lucky.

  Lady Luck has charmed Coren at the tables. This was the case in September 2006, when Coren became the only woman to win a major European title taking first place in the London leg of the European Poker Tour (EPT) and earning £500,000. She went into the tournament with no plans to win and only wanted to enjoy the game. A couple of glasses of red wine nearly sapped that lucky spirit until a cup of tea leveled out Coren's game.

  Prior to Coren's big EPT win she earned first place in the 2004 Celebrity Poker Club Series 2 in Cardiff taking home £25,000. She also placed second in pot limit Holdem event earning £14,910 at the 2004 European Poker Tour.

  Her favorite casino is the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London - a place where she won her EPT title in 2006. And it is here where she feels the warmth of friendship among opponents and staff.

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