Erick Lindgren Poker Profile

Erick Lindgren was born in 1978 and raised in Northern California. He had a competitive nature and excelled at basketball and football, being named MVP of his league as a shooting guard and an all league quarterback. After high school he went on to play a short stint in college, but dropped out of Northern Californias Butte Junior College after his freshman year. He learned early his life would be directly affected by gambling, starting out as a blackjack dealer before he tried his hand at poker.

Player stats

2000: Winner Wild Wild West $100 Limit Holdem
2000: 5th place Battle of the Bay 2000 - $100 Seven Card Stud
2002: Winner Bellagio Five Diamond Poker Classic- Main Event
2003: 7th place WPT Party Poker Million II Cruise - $5000 Limit Holdem
2003: 6th place WSOP $3000 Pot Limit Holdem
2003: 5th place WPT 10,000 Grand Prix de Paris
2003: 2nd place Orleans Open $1000 No Limit Holdem
2004: Winner WPT PartyPoker.com Million III
2004: 4th Place Five-Star World Poker Classic/WPT Championship
2004: 2nd place Gaming Club World Poker Championship Pot Limit Holdem
2004: WPT Player of the Year
2005: 2nd place WSOP $9500 Championship Event No Limit Holdem
2005 Winner L.A. Poker Classic
2005: 4th place Mirage Poker Showdown - $3000 No Limit Holdem

Erick now resides in Las Vegas, closer to the game, which has brought him so much notoriety, but when Lindgren isnt playing poker he spends his time traveling, playing golf or basketball. Also an avid moviegoer, hes partial to the film Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Even so, because of his recent string of success and rapid improvement he rarely has spare time to dedicate to his favorite pastimes.

Erick is the author of the book, World Poker Tour: Making the Final Table, which covers strategy for poker tournaments. Ericks nickname is E-DOG.

Being an optimistic individual, Erick doesn't keep track of his bad beats, so the most hes lost in a single hand is and will remain a mystery.

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