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Erik Seidel (born in New York City) is an American professional poker player.

Originally a tournament backgammon player for eight years, he eventually started playing the stock market, and then moved on to poker. He was one of the group of now famous players from the Mayfair Club, including Howard "The Professor" Lederer and "Action" Dan Harrington.

In his first major tournament, he came in second in the 1988 World Series of Poker main event to Johnny "Oriental Express" Chan. This final hand was featured in the movie Rounders.

As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,000,000.

World Series of Poker Bracelets

He has won seven WSOP bracelets, most recently in the 2005 World Series of Poker $2,000 No Limit Hold'em event, when he bested a 1403 player field.

Other Activities

Seidel is part of the design team for , an online poker website that opened in July 2004.

Seidel currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

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