ERIK SEIDEL

'Erik Seidel' (born in New York City) is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Originally a tournament backgammon player for eight years, he eventually started playing the stock market, and then moved on to poker. He was one of the group of now famous players from the Mayfair Club, including Howard Lederer and Dan Harrington.
In his first major tournament, he came in second in the 1988 World Series of Poker main event to Johnny Chan. This final hand was featured in the movie ''Rounders''.
As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,000,000.^[1]

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World Series of Poker Bracelets

Other Activities

References

External links

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Seidel has won eight WSOP bracelets.

Year	Tournament	Prize (US$)
1992	$2,500 Limit Hold'em	$168,000
1993	$2,500 Omaha 8 or better	$94,000
1994	$5,000 Limit Hold'em	$210,000
1998	$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw	$132,700
2001	$3,000 No Limit Hold'em	$411,300
2003	$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	$146,100
2005	$2,000 No Limit Hold'em	$611,795
2007	$5,000 World Championship No-LimitDeuce to Seven Draw Lowball w/rebuys	$538,835

Other Activities

Seidel is part of the design team for Full Tilt Poker.
In January 2007, Seidel finished in second place in the Aussie Millions $100k event and took home $550,000(AUD), beaten by Erick Lindgren in Heads-Up play when he moved all-in with KJ of hearts on a two-heart flop and Lindgren called with a pair of aces and his 7 kicker became an eventual straight.

References

1. Hendon Mob tournament results

External links

★ Official site

★ All In Magazine strategy article

★ Full Tilt Poker profile

★ Poker Babes profile