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Erik Seidel (born in New York City, USA) is a 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 Lederer and Dan Harrington.
In his first major tournament, he came in second in the 1988 World Series of Poker main event to Johnny Chan. This final hand was featured in the movie Rounders. As of 2004 he has won 6 WSOP bracelets and has earned more $3.4 million in tournament play.
Seidel currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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