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Erik Seidel, a bit of history before we mention his immensity as poker professional. In New York, Erik started off playing competitive backgammon tournaments for eight years and then he eventually moved to the stock market. There, he did stock trading on Wall Street while playing poker on the side. Starting in 1988, he was playing poker professionally on and off until 1995 when he made the big move to Las Vegas to pursue his career as a full-time professional poker player. Erik Seidel; cool, calm, and collective. He is known for his patient, conservative, solid play. His approach to the game has more then paid off, bringing home six WSOP bracelets, four Bellagio titles, and dozens more. Erik also became well known for his second place in the 1988 WSOP main event, losing to Johnny Chan. This final hand was used in the movie Rounders, starring Matt Damon. Erik is a competitor at heart and will continue to make an impact on the poker world.
Erik Seidel is a live poker tournament event player and has played poker since 1994.Seidel's poker tournament results and statistics include 1 1st place finish, 4 final table appearances, and 5 in-the-money finishes for $239,790 in total poker tournament event earnings over the years. Erik Seidel currently has a poker tournament rank of 11 overall in All Games as well as 60 in No Limit Hold 'Em, not ranked in Limit Hold 'Em, and 36 in Pot Limit Hold 'Em. In addition, Seidel's world poker ranking includes 20 in Omaha Hi-Lo, 25 in Pot Limit Omaha, 110 in Seven Card Stud, and not ranked in 7 Card Stud High-Low. Finally, Erik Seidel has a rank of 11 in Lowball and 92 in Mixed Games. Erik Seidel has cashed in World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament events 2 times for a total of $163,909 in World Series of Poker earnings. Erik Seidel's most recent finish is 4 in Event #12 - Limit H.O.R.S.E event of the Five Diamond World Poker Classic tournament on 12/8/2009 for $21,049. |
