Post by Admin on Nov 21, 2008 11:04:31 GMT 1
• Erik Seidel
- was born in 1959, New York City, Erik Seidel left college in the late 70's to pursue a career as a professional backgammon player. After a trip to Las Vegas for a backgammon tournament, where he played some low-limit poker, he return to New York and started to play poker at his favourite club.
In 1985 felt he needed a more stabile incomeso he took a Wall Street job as a trader. But the market crash in '87 left him without work, and Erik returned to poker. Few months later Erik made his first trip to the World Series of Poker. The trip started poorly. He played nine, one-table satellites for the Main Event and lost all of them. Undeterred, he bought into the Main Event, which would be his first major poker tournament. He finished second, outlasting everyone but Johnny Chan. The final hand of the tournament was made famous by the movie Rounders.
Erik didn't take on poker as a full-time profession until 1995, when he and his wife moved to Las Vegas. Since then, he has become regarded as one of the best and most consistent players in the world. He has seven World Series of Poker titles and is the only player in the last 25 years to win World Series titles in three consecutive years. His most recent World Series victory came in the 2005 $2,000 No-limit Hold 'em event.
- was born in 1959, New York City, Erik Seidel left college in the late 70's to pursue a career as a professional backgammon player. After a trip to Las Vegas for a backgammon tournament, where he played some low-limit poker, he return to New York and started to play poker at his favourite club.
In 1985 felt he needed a more stabile incomeso he took a Wall Street job as a trader. But the market crash in '87 left him without work, and Erik returned to poker. Few months later Erik made his first trip to the World Series of Poker. The trip started poorly. He played nine, one-table satellites for the Main Event and lost all of them. Undeterred, he bought into the Main Event, which would be his first major poker tournament. He finished second, outlasting everyone but Johnny Chan. The final hand of the tournament was made famous by the movie Rounders.
Erik didn't take on poker as a full-time profession until 1995, when he and his wife moved to Las Vegas. Since then, he has become regarded as one of the best and most consistent players in the world. He has seven World Series of Poker titles and is the only player in the last 25 years to win World Series titles in three consecutive years. His most recent World Series victory came in the 2005 $2,000 No-limit Hold 'em event.
