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Player Profile: Erik Seidel

Published by admin on March 3, 2009

Erik Seidel

Highlight kid

Erik Seidel, born in New York, was in the highlight even in childhood when he appeared on a TV show ‘To Tell The Truth’ at 12. He would invest in stock and had good knowledge of Wall Street fluctuations as a grown up. He loved playing poker but was a champion in backgammon as a kid. Suddenly, in a matter of months, he decided to take poker as a profession.

Style

He is exemplary cool as a player. He is so patient that it sometimes sucks; as a few of his players denote him. When he speaks, he seems to know about all and sundry. People learn a lot while being with him. For his flair in speech, all on the table esteems him.

He started his WSOP career with a second place and never looked back. He is regarded as one of the best to have ever played poker due to his amazing consistency. He has won WSOP bracelets a whirlwind 7 times, World Poker title once and is a star attraction in Bellagio Big Game. His has earned a mammoth 9.2 million in his career as a poker player. He is among the top ten money winners in both Bellagio and Las Vegas, a record.

Piece of history

He loves easy life and follows tennis and music in his leisure. He also loves reminiscing on his past successful life. His achievements have been captured even on celluloid. The Hollywood movie Rounders’ climax revolved around his final match at WSOP table in 1988 with Johnny Chan. He lost the match. Johhny Chan plays himself in the movie, which also had Matt Damon and Edward Norton.

Membership

He is a member of Mayfair Club along with Howard Lederer and Danny Harrington. He is a designer at Fulltiltpoker.com, a devoted and highly rated poker site. He is in his fiftieth year at the time of writing.

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