Erick Lindgren brings his naturally competitive nature from playing sports in high school to playing at the Poker tables. Born on August 11, 1976 and raised in the small mountain town of Burney, California, Lindgren excelled in basketball and football. He was an all league quarterback and MVP of his league as a basketball shooting guard.

Lindgren attended Butte Junior College but did not graduate since he knew at a young age that his future lay in gambling. Before becoming a professional Poker player, Erick put in some time as a casino prop player and also worked as a Blackjack dealer.

Erick's personal motto is "Play to win, not to survive."

A positive thinker, Erick Lindgren is serious about his Poker career and works on improving his game every day. He either spends his time playing or in studying videos showing the style of his Poker playing colleagues. Erick considers Gus Hansen, Daniel Negreamu and Phil Ivey to be his toughest opponents due to the aggressiveness of their style and their knowledge of the game.

Having made multiple final tables in the world's top tournaments, he was also named World Poker Tour Player of the Year for the WPT's second season with a win and two final tables.

Erick Lindgren's WPT Stats:

- Season 1 - Party Poker ? Party Poker Million ? 2nd place ? 200 WPT points - $35,189 Prize

- Season 2 - Ultimate Bet ? Ultimate Power Classic ? 1st place ? 1,000 WPT points - $500,000 Prize

- Season 2 ? Foxwoods Resort Casino ? World Poker Finals ? 19th place ? 0 WPT points - $23,475 Prize

- Season 2 ? Party Poker ? Party Poker Million ? 1st place ? 1,000 WPT points - $1,000,000 Prize

- Season 2 ? Aviation Club de France ? Grand Prix de Paris ? 5th place ? 400 WPT points - $60,439 Prize

- Season 3 ? Poker Stars ? Poker Stars: Caribbean Poker Adventure ? 21st place- 0 WPT points - $17,300 Prize

- Season 3 ? Commerce Casino ? LA Poker Classic ? 5th place ? 400 WPT points - $205,657 Prize

- Season 3 ? Party Poker ? Party Poker Million ? 11th place ? 0 WPT points - $58,648 Prize

- Season 4 ? Borgata ? Borgata Power Open ? 29th place ? 0 WPT points - $14,987 Prize

Erick Lindgren's business ventures:

- One of the original members at FullTiltPoker.com
- Personal endorsement of Knob Creek Bourbon
- Along with Daniel Negreanu, Erick is a featured player in World Poker Tour video game "Stacked"
- First book release: "World Poker Tour: Making the Final Table".

Still more of Lindgren's Career Achievements:

- Named 2004 World Poker Tour Player of the Year
- Total Career Earnings as of this writing: $3.2 million
- Total Earnings Year 2005: $1 million
- WPT All Time Money List ? 10th Place
- All Time Money List ? 32nd Place
- Final Table Appearances - 19