Erick Lindgren | Team Full Tilt Player

Poker enthusiasts have surely heard of the name Erik Lindgren . At 32 years old, this California-born poker player has definitely made a name for himself dominating one poker table after another in various tournaments worldwide and online as a Full Tilt Player.

Who would have thought that this former high school quarterback and basketball Most Valuable Player who have undoubtedly had intensive athletic training and sports discipline would turn away from the football field and the hard courts, and instead find himself lording over deck after deck of cards at a poker table and becoming one of the more popular Team Full Tilt Player and poker champion.

Erik Lindgren first started out as a black jack dealer after he dropped out of college on his second year. This was when he realized his interest and love for poker. After much training and careful observation at poker tables, he ultimately decided to turn pro at poker and eventually pulled together a very impressive winning streak.

He first showed poker mastery in 2002 at his first major tournament at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. He then posted his first World Poker Tournament victory at the UltimateBet.com Poker Classic II just barely ten months later the following year. After this, there seems to be no stopping Erik Lindgren as he brought home his next World Poker Tournament title in March 2004 on the PartyPoker.com Million III Limit Hold'em tournament.

This Team Full Tilt Player then posted an amazing poker streak in 2005. He finished first in the Professional Poker Tour Five-star World Poker Classic and gained second place in the 2005 World Series of Poker Circuit tournament which was held in Atlantic City. Not satisfied, he then finished fifth in the World Poker Tournament Los Angeles Poker Classic.

Yet this was not enough for this Team Full Tilt Player . In 2006, he more than made his presence felt in 3 major final tables at the Bellagio, the World Series of Poker , and World Poker Tournament Borgata Winter Poker Open. Of late, Erik Lindgren posted a very impressive victory during the $120,000 Full Tilt Poker Showdown which was held at Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas.

He then won the Main Event, adding up as much as $795,000 more to his poker earnings at the 2007 Aussie Millions. Up until the end of 2007, this popular Team Full Tilt Player further cashed in on poker tournaments everywhere. He finished in the Top 10 twice over in the World Poker Tournament and finished eighth in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold ‘em Shootout event of the 2007 World Series of Poker.

In 2008 Erik Lindgren emerged victorious in the the $5,000 Mixed Hold'em event in the 2008 World Series of Poker, taking home his first WSOP bracelet and went on to finally become the the 2008 World Series of Poker Player of the Year.

Without a doubt, poker players worldwide look up to Erik Lindgren 's skill and mastery of the game. He has written and published a book entitled "World Poker Tour: Making the Final Table" where he shares precious advice about the strategies of hte game of poker.

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