- Erik Seidel
infobox poker player
firstname= Erik
lastname= Seidel
nickname=Sly
caption=Erik Seidel during the 2006World Poker Tour Five Diamond.
hometown= Las Vegas, Nevada
wsop bracelet count= 8
wsop money finishes= 53
wsop main event best finish rank= 2nd
wsop main event best finish year= 1988
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles=1
wpt final tables=2
wpt money finishes=16Erik Seidel (born
November 6 ,1959 inNew York City ) is an American professionalpoker player from Las Vegas,Nevada with eightWorld Series of Poker bracelet s and aWorld Poker Tour title.Originally a tournament
backgammon player for eight years, he eventually started playing thestock market , and then moved on to poker. He was one of the group of now famous players from theMayfair Club , includingHoward Lederer andDan Harrington .In his first major tournament, Seidel was runner-up in the
1988 World Series of Poker main event to Johnny Chan. This final hand was featured in the movie "Rounders".During the sixth season of the
World Poker Tour , Seidel won the 2008 WPT Foxwoods Poker Classic, earning $992,890.As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $9,200,000. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=212 Hendon Mob tournament results] ]
World Series of Poker Bracelets
Seidel has won eight WSOP bracelets.
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.In January 2008, Seidel finished in second place in the Aussie Millions $10k main event and won $1,000,000(AUD).
References
External links
* [http://www.erikseidel.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player_erik-seidel?show=bio#pp-bio PokerListings bio]
* [http://www.allinmag.com/article.php?article=115 All In Magazine strategy article]
* [http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/erikSeidel.php Full Tilt Poker profile]
* [http://www.poker-babes.com/bio/erik-seidel/ Poker Babes profile]
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