- Eric Lynch
infobox poker player
firstname=Eric
lastname=Lynch
nickname=Rizen
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hometown=Olathe, Kansas
wsop bracelet count="None"
wsop money finishes=9
wsop main event best finish rank=24th
wsop main event best finish year=2006
multi-year wsop winner=
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ept money finishes=1: "For the radio personality, see "Eric the Midget" Lynch"Eric Lynch (born
October 20 ,1978 inSt. Louis, Missouri ) is a professionalpoker player. [Paul McGuire. [http://www.pokerplayernewspaper.com/viewarticle.php?id=1404] . "pokerplayernewspaper.com." September 4, 2006.]Lynch resides in
Olathe, Kansas . In 2006, he won aPokerStars $1 million guaranteed tournament and finished 24th at the2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, earning $494,000. He placed 3rd in apot limit Hold'em WSOP event that same year. In 2007, at the WSOP he placed 2nd in a pot limit Omaha event and 7th in a pot limit Hold'em event.In January 2008, Lynch, finish in 26th place winning $40,000 at the
European Poker Tour 's (EPT)PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure Before turning pro he was an IT consultant. Lynch's
internet poker screen names are "Rizen" and "Snkybluffalo" and is mostly seen atPokerStars andFull Tilt Poker .As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $860,000. [ [http://www.pokerpages.com/players/profiles/77416/eric-lynch.htm PokerPages.com Tournament Results: Eric Lynch] ]
Lynch along with Jon Turner, Jon Van Fleet and Matthew Hilger authored a book entitled "Winning Poker Tournaments: One Hand at a Time Volume I"cite book |author=Jon 'Apestyles' Van Fleet; Lynch, Eric; Turner, Jon |title=Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time Volume I |publisher=Dimat Enterprises, Inc |location= |year=2008 |pages= |isbn=0-9741502-7-4 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=] The book offers an analysis of individual hands, different styles and and a view into the TAG game of Pearljammer, the aggressive game of Apestyles, and the in between approach of Rizen. [http://www.parttimepoker.com/five-of-our-favorite-tournament-poker-books-2#more-823]
References
External links
* [http://www.rizenpoker.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.compatiblepoker.com/Eric+Lynch.pro.htm Compatible Poker bio and interview]
* [http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/5805540 Fox sports: Online Poker Spotlight: RIZEN Rising part I] [http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/5938576 II] & [http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/5960252 III]
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