Many poker players compare their success at online poker to hitting the jackpot, but for 22-year-old college student Eric Liu that is literally the case. Liu began playing in high school aged 17 after being seduced by the idea of copying Chris Moneymaker’s WSOP success. But playing in $10 home games was never going to lead to great riches, and it was Liu’s discovery of the online game in his first year of university that set him on the path to the high-stakes cash games he now calls home.

Now better known by his online handle ‘p3achy_keen’, Liu is a regular at the high-stakes no-limit hold’em and pot- limit Omaha cash games, and he is regarded as one of the best online players (despite running extremely cold in recent weeks).