Erik Seidel
| Erik Seidel | |
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Seidel during the 2006 World Poker Tour Five Diamond
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| Nickname(s) | Sly, Seiborg |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Born |
November 6, 1959 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 8 |
| Final table(s) | 35 |
| Money finish(es) | 92 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
2nd, 1988 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 5 |
| Money finish(es) | 20 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
Erik Seidel (born November 6, 1959) is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada, who has won eight World Series of Poker bracelets and a World Poker Tour title. He is married and has two daughters.
In 2010, he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.
Seidel was born in New York City. He played professional backgammon in his youth. He eventually became a trader on the american stock exchange , and then moved on to poker.
He was one of the group of now famous players from the former Mayfair Club, including Stu Ungar, Jay Heimowitz, Mickey Appleman, Howard Lederer, Jason Lester, Steve Zolotow, Paul Magriel, and Dan Harrington.
In his first major tournament, Seidel was runner-up in the 1988 World Series of Poker Main Event to Johnny Chan. This final hand was featured in the 1998 movie Rounders. Seidel made the WSOP Main Event final table again in 1999, finishing in 4th place in the event won by Noel Furlong.
He won his first WSOP bracelet in 1992 and won his eighth and most recent bracelet in 2007. Seidel has won bracelets in five different games, including Hold'em, Omaha, and Deuce to Seven Draw. Only five players in the history of the WSOP have won more bracelets than Seidel: Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Johnny Moss, and Phil Ivey.
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