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The body of Russian Instagram and online poker star, Liliya Novikova, was discovered dead by a neighbour who had performed a welfare check after receiving a panicked call from her parents.
26-years old Novikova reportedly electrocuted while using a hairdryer during a bath, according to local media. According to BBC News website, a representative from Russia’s Investigative Committee (SK), told the Russian news site TASS that “During the initial examination, traces of an electrical injury were found on the victim’s body.”
Novikova, who was known by username ‘liay5’ in online poker circles, regularly appeared on the gaming social media platform Twitch. She was a well-known poker streamer, especially among the Russian-speaking poker community, once signing with PokerStars as a Team Online pro back in 2015. She was just 22 years old at that point and had already achieved Supernova status on PokerStars.
Outside of poker, Novikova also had an engineering degree from Moscow’s Bauman University and in her free time was involved in other sports such as rowing and snowboarding.
