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In the world of Poker there are many great Pro Poker Players and they make a great living at it.  Pro Poker Players love the rush they get while placing large bets and the risks they take can be very rewarding. 

Erick Lindgren is one of these Pro Players and  loves the game as well as the risks that are involved with the game.  Erick grew up in California and when he was in High School he was know for his great athletic abilities.  He was a All-Star quarterback for his football team and also excelled in his basketball skills.  After graduating High School he attended  college for two years then decided to follow his dream of being a Professional Gambler. 

 He started to get into the gambling scene by dealing Blackjack and some other games but he really enjoyed playing Poker.  Erick has had many wins while playing Poker,  In 2002, Erick won his first major tournament at the Bellagio, and a few months later won a World Poker event in Aruba.  The win in Aruba put $500,000 in his pocket and as you can imagine boosted his confidence level something fierce.  Erick then went on to win the WPT Party Poker Million Cruise where he was sitting pretty with a $1 Million pot.

In 2005 Erick was very successful and finished 2nd in the World Series of Poker Event in Atlantic City. He then went on to finish 5th in a World Poker Event in L.A. As I stated before, dropping out of college can be a good thing for some people.   In 2006 Erick placed 3rd in the WPT Borgata Winter Poker open, and in June  the same year won the Full Tilt Poker .Net Poker Pro Showdown.  That event he beat Pro Mike Matusow on the very first hand of heads-up play.

Erick has gone on to write his own book, “World Poker Tour, Making the Final Table”.  Inside the book you will find “How to’s” as far as what to do while making very large bets.  The bottom line is Erick has been a fortunate man who has enjoyed the game of Poker and I do not see him ending his career any time soon.  Look for his name on the Poker Winners List, because I know he will be on it.

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