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The Love of Victoria Coren for Writing and for Playing Poker
The name Victoria Coren probably rings a bell to bookworms or to people who know a lot of authors. That is because she is an author. But her name probably rings a bell too to poker enthusiasts because she is also a female professional poker player, who is not only known in Great Britain but also in the United States and in other parts of the world.
Born in 1972 in London, England, Victoria Coren comes from a family of writers. Her father is the late Alan Coren, who was not only a journalist but also a humorist, and her sister is Giles Coren, who is also a journalist. We can describe this lady as someone who is very well educated, having graduated from the University of Oxford.
Victoria Coren was only thirteen years old when she was given the chance to write her first column. It was published on a regular basis in the periodical "Daily Telegraph" and it talked about her teenage life. She has authored several books, including "Once More, With Feeling," "King Lear: Fathers and Daughters," and "Love 16."
Aside from being an author, Victoria Coren also works as a presenter for the radio program "Off the Page" and the television program "Balderdash and Piffle."
Victoria Coren loves playing poker when she is not writing. She loves going to the Victoria Casino in London, England to play Texas Hold'em games. This female professional poker player can be described as a nice girl at poker tables. She likes being quiet while playing but she admits that she can be talkative when her opponents are people whom she likes playing with. This female professional poker player does not approve of rude behaviors displayed by some professional poker players.
Victoria Coren has appeared in several televised poker events, such as the "Late Night Poker" television show where she appeared five times. Unfortunately, she did not experience making it to the grand finals in any of those appearances. But when she joined the television poker game show titled "Celebrity Poker Club," this female professional poker player won over professional poker player Willie Thorne. She did not join the show as a contestant again but she became a commentator in the show's third series.
Aside from such work as a commentator, this female professional poker player also commentates for the television poker game show titled "William Hill Poker Grand Prix 2."
In September 2006, Victoria Coren also experienced winning first place in the main event of the European Poker Tour in London, England. In such event, this female professional poker player was able to take home 500,000.
Apparently, this female professional poker player also knows how to combine her love for poker with her love for writing. She writes articles about poker regularly in the periodical "The Guardian."