- Eric Froehlich
infobox poker player
firstname=Eric
lastname=Froehlich
nickname=Efro
caption=Eric Froehlich at the2005 World Series of Poker
hometown=Springfield, Virginia|Springfield, Virginia
wsop bracelet count=2
wsop money finishes=13
wsop main event best finish rank="None"
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ept money finishes=Eric Froehlich (born
February 9 1984 ) is an American professionalpoker player, based in Springfield,Virginia .Froehlich was a keen sports player when younger, involved in
baseball ,basketball andfootball , but suffered an injury and got involved in , like his later friend David Williams.Froehlich began playing poker in high school, and got involved in
online poker at the age of 18. He dropped out of theUniversity of Virginia around April 2005 to become a professional poker player.In the first year he was eligible to enter a
World Series of Poker (WSOP) event (2005), Froehlich won a bracelet in the $1,500 limitTexas hold 'em event, winning $303,908. This made him the youngest player ever to win a bracelet up to that time.Froehlich won a second bracelet at the 2006 WSOP in the $1,500 pot limit Omaha w/rebuys event, winning $299,675. In the final hand, his cards|Q♦|7♦|7♥|6♠ defeated Sherkhan Farnood's cards|K♥|K♦|6♣|3♥ on a board of cards|10♣|7♥|5♣|J♦|J♥.
Shortly after Froehlich's status as the youngest bracelet winner of all time he was overtaken by
Jeff Madsen during the2006 World Series of Poker thenSteve Billirakis at the2007 World Series of Poker , and then in September 2007 at the inauguralWorld Series of Poker Europe , Norwegian poker playerAnnette Obrestad won the £10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Championship at the age of 18 to become the youngestWorld Series of Poker bracelet winner ever.As of 2008, Froehlich's total live tournament winnings exceed $990,000.
World Series of Poker bracelets
External links
* [http://www.pokersourceonline.com/news.asp?poker=124 PokerSourceOnline article]
* [http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player-interviews/shying-away-from-the-spotlight-its-eric-froehlich PokerListings.com interview]
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=44405 Hendon Mob tournament results]
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