The Pros: Erick Lindgren
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Erick was born in the small town of Burney, California, where his dad owned three tire shops while he was growing up. In high school Erick was the MVP of his league as a shooting guard in basketball and an all league quarterback. After high school he moved on to college, but dropped out of Butte Junior College in his second year there.
After college Erick got a job as a blackjack dealer at an Indian Casino. Erick would hang around the casino after he got done dealing and play poker. He soon became a "prop" (A hired player to keep games lively) at a casino in San Pablo, CA. Before long he didn't need to prop anymore, he was an up and coming professional poker player.
With his tournament winnings totaling over $2 million, Erick has won three major tournaments since December 2002. The largest and most recent victory is his win at the Poker Million III, where he walked away with the million dollar top prize. He won the 2003 WPT event in Aruba and took home $500,000 for that win.
Erick now makes Las Vegas his home. When he's not playing poker he spends his time traveling, or playing golf and basketball.
Pro Lessons by Erick Lindgren
Ask And Ye Shall Receive
Playing Two or More Tables at Once
Picture courtesy of The World Poker Tour
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