Eric Froehlich
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Eric Froehlich (born February 9, 1984, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional poker player, professional Magic: The Gathering player, and member of the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his wife, Magic: The Gathering streamer Athena Huey.[1][2] As of 2023, Froehlich's total live poker tournament winnings exceed $2,682,733.[3] His 48 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,930,090 of those winnings.[4]
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Early life
Froehlich attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.[5] Froehlich began playing poker in high school and got involved in online poker at the age of 18. He dropped out of the University of Virginia around April 2005 to become a professional poker player.
World Series of Poker
He entered a World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament in 2005; Froehlich won a bracelet in the $1,500 limit Texas hold 'em event, making $303,908.[6] At the time, this made him the youngest player to ever win a bracelet.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Froehlich won a second bracelet at the 2006 WSOP tournament, in the $1,500 pot limit]] Omaha w/rebuys event, making $299,675.[7] In the final hand, his Template:Cards/core2 Template:Cards/core2 Template:Cards/core2 Template:Cards/core2 defeated Sherkhan Farnood's Template:Cards/core2 Template:Cards/core2 Template:Cards/core2 Template:Cards/core2 on a board of Template:Cards/core2 Template:Cards/core2 Template:Cards/core2 Template:Cards/core2 Template:Cards/core2.
Shortly after Froehlich's status as the youngest bracelet winner of all time, he was overtaken by Jeff Madsen during the 2006 World Series of Poker and Steve Billirakis at the 2007 World Series of Poker. In September 2007 at the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe, Norwegian poker player Annette Obrestad won the £10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Championship at the age of 18 to become the youngest World Series of Poker bracelet winner.
World Series of Poker bracelets
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $1,500 Limit Hold'em | $303,908 |
| 2006 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha With Rebuys | $299,675 |
Magic: The Gathering career
In addition to playing poker, Froehlich is also a prominent player of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Froehlich was a keen sports player when younger, involved in baseball, basketball and football, but suffered an injury and got involved in Magic: The Gathering, like his later friend David Williams. He has made the Top 8 of four Pro Tours and fourteen Grand Prix events. Several of Froehlich's Grand Prix Top 8s have come in team events, in which he has teamed with such prominent professional players as Kamiel Cornelissen, Jon Finkel, Brian Kibler and Luis Scott-Vargas.[8]
In 2015, Froehlich was voted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame.[9]
Accomplishments
| Season | Event type | Location | Format | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Pro Tour | San Diego | Rochester Draft | Script error: No such module "sort". | 8 |
| 2001–02 | Grand Prix | New Jersey | Team Limited | Script error: No such module "sort". | 4 |
| 2002–03 | Grand Prix | Amsterdam | Team Limited | Script error: No such module "sort". | 2 |
| 2003–04 | Grand Prix | Washington DC | Team Limited | Script error: No such module "sort". | 4 |
| 2006 | Grand Prix | Madison, Wisconsin | Team Constructed | Script error: No such module "sort". | 3 |
| 2010 | Nationals | Minneapolis | Special | Script error: No such module "sort". | 5 |
| 2010 | Grand Prix | Toronto | Sealed and Booster Draft | Script error: No such module "sort". | 5 |
| 2010 | Worlds | Chiba | Special | Script error: No such module "sort". | 5 |
| 2012–13 | Grand Prix | Anaheim | Block Constructed | Script error: No such module "sort". | 4 |
| 2012–13 | Grand Prix | San Jose | Team Limited | Script error: No such module "sort". | 3 |
| 2012–13 | Pro Tour | Montreal | Standard and Booster Draft | Script error: No such module "sort". | 4 |
| 2012–13 | Grand Prix | San Diego | Modern | Script error: No such module "sort". | 3 |
| 2012–13 | Grand Prix | Pittsburgh | Sealed and Booster Draft | Script error: No such module "sort". | 4 |
| 2013–14 | Grand Prix | Phoenix | Standard | Script error: No such module "sort". | 6 |
| 2014–15 | Grand Prix | Portland | Team Limited | Script error: No such module "sort". | 4 |
| 2014–15 | Grand Prix | Salt Lake City | Limited | Script error: No such module "sort". | 4 |
| 2014–15 | Grand Prix | San Jose | Team Limited | Script error: No such module "sort". | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Pro Tour | Washington DC | Modern and Booster Draft | Script error: No such module "sort". | 5 |
| 2015–16 | Grand Prix | Detroit | Team Limited | August 15–16, 2015 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | Grand Prix | Mexico City | Team Limited | April 7–9, 2017 | 1 |
Last updated: August 17, 2015
Source: Event Coverage at Wizards.com
Other accomplishments
- Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame Class of 2015[10]
References
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- ↑ @efropoker on Twitter, Retrieved December 11, 2016
- ↑ @_Elantris_ on Twitter, Retrieved December 11, 2016
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External links
- PokerSourceOnline article Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- PokerListings.com interview
- Card Player profile
- Hendon Mob profile
- WPT profile
- WSOP profile
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