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Erik was born and raised in New York where he started out as a backgammon player.
He spent eight years on the backgammon tournament circuit before moving on to the
stock market. For years, he traded on Wall Street and played poker on the side.
Now he lives in Las Vegas and it's the other way around.
The first time he played in the WSOP Championship Event, he finished second, and made it back to the final table of the Championship Event in 1999 where he finished fourth. He won his first bracelet in 1994 in the $5K Limit Hold 'em event. In 2005, he made four final tables at the WSOP and won his seventh bracelet in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament where he had Cyndy Violette beaten in finishing heads up.
He have had great success playing in Las Vegas. Most of his top finishes have been at Bellagio or the WSOP and he is currently the only player on the Top Ten All-Time money lists for those two venues.
When not playing poker, he's listening to music or playing tennis.
He has a record of success:
Seven WSOP bracelets:
Other notable finishes include:
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Winning WSOP hands |
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