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Eric Froehlich

Eric Froehlich
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Froehlich at the 2005 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s) Efro
Residence Las Vegas, Nevada
Born February 9, 1984 (1984-02-09) (age 33)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 2
Money finish(es) 16
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
None
World Poker Tour
Title(s) None
Final table(s) 1
Money finish(es) 1
Information accurate as of  December 27, 2009.
Eric Froehlich
Nicknames Efro
Nationality United States USA
Pro Tour debut Pro Tour London 1999
Winnings US$155,139
Pro Tour wins (Top 8) 0 (4)
Grand Prix wins (Top 8) 1 (14)
Lifetime Pro Points 363
Planeswalker Level 48 (Archmage)

Eric Froehlich (born February 9, 1984 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional poker player and member of the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife, Magic: The Gathering streamer Athena. As of 2009, Froehlich's total live poker tournament winnings exceed $1,300,000. His 16 cashes at the WSOP account for $867,783 of those winnings.

Froehlich began playing poker in high school, and got involved in online poker at the age of 18. He dropped out of the University of Virginia around April 2005 to become a professional poker player.

In the first year he was eligible to enter a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event (2005), Froehlich won a bracelet in the $1,500 limit Texas hold 'em event, winning $303,908. This made him the youngest player ever to win a bracelet up to that time.

Froehlich won a second bracelet at the 2006 WSOP in the $1,500 pot limit Omaha w/rebuys event, winning $299,675. In the final hand, his Q 7 7 6 defeated Sherkhan Farnood's K K 6 3 on a board of 10 7 5 J J.


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