Erik Seidel

infobox poker player
firstname= Erik
lastname= Seidel
nickname=Sly


caption=Erik Seidel during the 2006 World 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=16

Erik Seidel (born November 6, 1959 in New York City) is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada with eight World Series of Poker bracelets and a World Poker Tour title.

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, 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]