Erick Lindgren was born on August 11, 1976 and grew up in the small high Sierra mountain town of Burney, California. His father owned a tire shop in the mountain town, which is half way between Redding, California and the Idaho border. As one of three boys, Erick was very competitive in all athletic endeavors and wanted to be a football player or basketball player at the pro level. Erick realized early on that he did not have the physical ability to compete at that level so he started going to a junior college in the area and worked part time at the Indian casino as a blackjack dealer. Play poker onlinet Ultimatebet.com. a
As with many gamblers, he realized very soon that college was not for him so he moved to San Pablo, California to be a proposition player in the Texas Holdem game that was dealt at a casino in that city. At the same time he was playing online and learning to play very well. Erick spent five years learning and developing his game. This learning time allowed him to become more confident of his ability. Erick decided to take the leap of faith and move to Las Vegas at age 26. Erick Lindgren never looked back after the move.
In 2002 he won the main event at the Bellagio and put $230.000 in the bank. In 2003 he won the WPT Classic in Palm Beach. 2004 was a banner year for Erick Lindgren as he won the WPT player of the year award. In 2005 Erick Lindgren had multiple six-figure payouts and in 2006 he was on fire again and won several payouts in the six-figure range.
The best part of the Erick Lindgren story is the esteem he is held with by his fellow pros. Many of them will state openly that Erick Lindgren is a tough competitor but is truly a good guy. Daniel Negreanu states that Lindgren has a good nature and is a caring friend.
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