ERIK SEIDEL | HENDERSON, NV, United States | WSOP.com

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Erik Seidel

BIRTHPLACE: NEW YORK CITY
RESIDES: LAS VEGAS, NV
BRACELETS
10
RINGS
0
CASHES
151
EARNINGS
$9,488,340
CASHES EARNINGS
WSOP 141 $7,189,295
EUROPE 6 $454,825
APAC 1 $21,616
CIRCUIT 1 $27,504

Player Bio

  • Twitter: @Erik_Seidel
  • Previous Occupation Professional Backgammon Player and Wall Street Trader.
  • Seidel's first major tournament cash found him heads up against Johnny Chan for the World Series of Poker Main Event Championship. The hand in which Chan defeated Seidel is featured in the movie, Rounders.
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First WSOP Paradise eclipses $70 million in total prize pool; Main Event Champion to win biggest $5k tournament of 2023.
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Nominations can now be made online until June 19, 2022
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Tuesday, October 19, 2021 8:50:15 PM EST
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1996 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Huckleberry “Huck” Seed is the 2020 inductee to the Poker Hall of Fame
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Thursday, December 17, 2020 3:46:12 PM EST
2020 POKER HALL OF FAME FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:00:00 PM EST
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Monday, July 15, 2019 8:29:57 PM EST
POKER HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2019
Chris Moneymaker and David Oppenheim Join Poker's Elite Club.
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Thursday, July 4, 2019 4:57:04 AM EST
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“Semi-retired poker pro” Campanello bags 417,500 to top Day 1A's surviving 960 players
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Zinno collects second career gold bracelet in Event #60 triumph
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Saturday, June 22, 2019 7:37:05 PM EST
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After $23-Million in Winnings, Stephen Chidwick wins first WSOP gold bracelet.
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Brian Green wins his first WSOP bracelet in the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty
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Bonomo wins $10 million and moves to the top of the all-time money list; Over $2 million raised for One Drop charity.
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Monday, July 16, 2018 3:29:57 AM EST
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Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu lurk just behind him at the top of the counts
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Russian Federation's Timofeev earns first career WSOP bracelet in Event #71 triumph
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John Hennigan and Mori Eskandani Join Poker's Most Elite Club.
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Saturday, June 23, 2018 10:02:51 PM EST
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Deeb wins $1,402,683 and third career WSOP gold bracelet in Event #42 triumph
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Los Angeles-based real estate consultant wins second bracelet and $173,568
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Online poker grinder wins poker's most coveted prize after two-year layoff from WSOP.
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Chicago poker pro wins second WSOP gold bracelet and a whopping $894,300 cash prize.
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Russian wins Deuce-to-Seven Limit Triple-Draw Lowball event.
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Florida poker pro scoops second victory of 2016 summer series and earns $422,874.
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Poker pro from Upstate New York rules lowball tourney, dominates tough field.
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