Erick Lindgren, the famous man from California has stunned the world of poker by dint of his unparalleled talent in the field of poker. He has been highly talented in athletics in the high school and championed in playing basket ball too during his schooldays.

Later, he specialized in the field of poker and created an outstanding instance for the world of poker on the whole. He made a tremendous performance in his poker career that it left him with no regret that he have had to sacrificed his career in basketball as he was searching for career that will provide him with the money and fame that will be spectacular in kind.

Erick Lindgren was only fourteen when he started playing baseball cards and was just twenty six when he won his first award for a major poker tournament. Presently, he resides in Las Vegas and is one of the greatest players of poker we have in the world today.

Among various types of poker games that are famous world wide, Erick Lindgren is the master of the tournaments and the high stake cash games. He is the first player to be awarded with the title of "player of the year" by the world players’ tournament.

Most of his international tours involving poker, he bestowed his best of performances; though this player of ultimate talent is yet to win a bracelet, we will have no wonder if he wins it in the next tournament as he has that credibility in the fullest quantity. The best achievement for Erick Lindgren so far has been his second position in the Short-Handed Texas No Limit Hold’em event in the year 2006.

Among many of his stunning credibility, his featuring in the Game Show Network’s High Stakes Poker has helped him a lot to achieve the best reputation allover the world.

Apart from playing poker, Erick Lindgren has also written a book on the strategy of the poker game naming "World Poker Tour: making The Final Table." In addition, he is in the habit of playing online poker and Full Tilt Poker as an officially sponsored pro.

Among his best notable achievements so far, his credit goes for winning three world poker tournament championships and by winning forty tournaments cashes. Erick Lindgren has proved that money is the other name for the successful poker games as his annual income crosses over $4 million every year.

In fact, this young poker player has e celled in the career of poker to that extent that will soon make him one of the most influential of the World of poker. When Erick became the runner up in the WSOP Atlantic City Circuit Event in the year 2005, it was evident that one more gorgeous player is rising in the domain of the poker.

Close associates of this great personality reveals that Erick is a fun loving person and is extremely social with his family and friends. In addition, this colorful young player is fond of Italian dishes and enjoys hip hop music at his free times.