Erica Schoenberg - Poker and Blackjack Babe

Some people seem destined to do one thing. Erica Schoenberg and card playing seem to be a perfect example.

Her parents met at the Santa Anita racetrack, eventually got married and moved to Akron, Ohio where Erica was born on March 25, 1978. With gambling in her genes, Erica was raised to think of it as a normal way of life. The family would play cards and bet on almost anything. Before long, Erica found herself accompanying her father to the local racetrack. Using pocket change or allowance from household chores as her bankroll, Erica began gambling on horses alongside her dad.

Although she was a natural with numbers, gambling and cards, Erica gravitated towards a more normal career. She went to college and studied for a degree in theater, which would later serve her well on the green felt.

After graduating, she began a career in modeling along with being a professional beach-volleyball player. If this wasn’t enough she has also made a living as a personal trainer and kickboxing instructor.

With all this under her belt at an early age, she still seemed pre-determined to satisfy an itch to apply her natural craft, of card playing. Trying a blackjack tournament and turning her $25 dollars into $2,000, she found that money won is twice as sweet as money earned. Having a fierce competitive spirit and the drive to be the best, she set out on her new profession.

Schoenberg was recruited and trained by members of the MIT Blackjack Team, the world famous group known for fleecing the Las Vegas casinos out of millions, and was the subject of the book Bringing Down the House. Her ability grew rapidly, and in 2005 Schoenberg was one of the top 40 blackjack players invited to play at the World Series of Blackjack, earning the nickname "Blackjack Babe".

While her card-playing career began with blackjack, Erica Schoenberg eventually came to poker prominence by participating in GSN's Poker Royale: Young Bloods. Following that, she had her first tournament cash (16th place) at the World Poker Tour $25,000 Championship in 2006. Her striking good looks and successful performance made an immediate impression. As a result, she was invited to the WPT Ladies Night Out and competed against Jennifer Tilly, Vanessa Rousso, and JJ Liu.

Besides her 16th place finish at the championship WPT event, she finished first in 2007 at the $2500 No Limit event at the Mandalay Bay Poker Championship.

Erica married professional poker player, Erick Lindgren, in May 2011.

Erica Schoenberg: English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish

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