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 In the poker world
it is often hard to find a player who brings integrity to the tables and stays true to themselves in the spotlight. Erick Lindgren
seems to be an exception to the rule when it comes to having strong character. Close friend Daniel Negreanu says of Lindgren, “He is
an extremely good-natured and generous person who's always up for anything." Notoriously well-liked and good friends to many fellow
pros, Lindgren's good nature has built him a positive reputation in a tough industry.
Erick Lindgren was born on August 11, 1976 in the small mountain town of Burney, California. As his high school's star basketball
player, Lindgren satisfied his early gambling urges by making bets with his friends on the basketball court. Although his athletic
talent earned him several scholarship offers, he opted to stay close to home and attend Butte Junior College. It was there where
Lindgren discovered a local Indian casino where he began working as a blackjack dealer, a job that he describes as “the crappiest job
I ever had.” It didn't take him long to find his way to the poker tables, where he learned Texas Hold'em and eventually traded in his
text books for a career as a professional player. Dropping out of school was not something Lindgren shared with his parents for an
entire year, which he now calls “his best bluff.” By the time he turned 21, he was multi-tabling cash games online and working as a
proposition player at Casino San Pablo. It was there where he earned his well known nickname while playing $15-$30 and beating up on
the other players. Apparently a Filipino player looked up at him and said “E, you dog.” The name became E-Dog and has stuck to this day.
After five years of playing professionally, Lindgren moved to Las Vegas where he wasted no time in making a name for himself. In 2002 he
won the Five Diamonds Poker Classic at the Bellagio for $230,000, followed by his first
World Poker Tour win only 10 months later. In
2004, he defeated his good friend Daniel Negreanu to take down the
Party Poker Million, winning the million dollar first prize. Lindgren was
honored that year with the WPT Player of the Year award. He continued to impress on the tournament trail in 2005, making another final table appearance in the
WPT LA Poker Classic, and winning the second
Professional Poker Tour tournament just one week later. 2006 was an explosive year for Lindgren, starting with a 3rd place finish in the WPT No-Limit
Hold'em Championship event at the Borgata Winter Open. After going on to win the Fourth Annual Five Star Poker Classic, Lindgren took home the $600,000
first prize in the FullTiltPoker.net Showdown, outlasting Mike Matusow, Clonie Gowen, Erik Seidel, John Juanda, Chris Ferguson, and Phil Ivey.
He also cashed in four events in the 2006 World Series of Poker, including a second place finish to fellow Full Tilt Poker Pro Jeff Madsen.
Lindgren wasted no time getting 2007 started off right, winning the Aussie Millions Main Event that year, taking home more than $795,000.
The rest of the year brought him several more cashes, including an 8th place finish at the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout event at the WSOP.
In June of 2008, Lindgren finally won his long awaited and highly anticipated first World Series of Poker bracelet when he defeated
Justin Bonomo heads-up to take down the $5,000 Mixed Hold'em Event. In addition to his first bracelet, he also was named Milwaukee's
Best Light Player of The Year.
As a member of Team Full Tilt, Lindgren hosted Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) Event #9 in February 2008, an event that attracted over 5,600
entrants and had a prize pool of over $1.65 million. Lindgren became the first Full Tilt pro to win an FTOPS event that they hosted when he took
home the $291,000 first prize.
When not playing poker, Lindgren can be found playing golf near his home in Las Vegas, often keeping it interesting by making prop bets.
Probably the most outrageous bet that Lindgren accepted was in 2007 when he had to play four consecutive rounds of golf between sunrise and sunset,
carrying his own bags and shooting under 100 in each of the four rounds. After enduring temperatures reaching 106 degrees and heat exhaustion,
Lindgren won the $350,000 from fellow poker pros including Gavin Smith and Phil Ivey. He reportedly lost 12 pounds during the bet.
Lindgren is the author of the book, World Poker Tour: Making the Final Table, and can be found playing regularly on
Full Tilt Poker and in live ring games in Las Vegas. |
