Eric Froehlich

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Eric Froehlich
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Froehlich at the 2005 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s)Efro
Residence Las Vegas, Nevada
BornFebruary 9, 1984 (1984-02-09) (age 40)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 2
Money finish(es)16
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		23rd, 2018
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)1
Information accurate as of  December 27, 2009.

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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Eric Froehlich
NicknamesEfro
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg USA
Pro Tour debut Pro Tour London 1999
Winnings US$155,139 [5]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8)0 (4) [6]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8)2 (15) [7]
Lifetime Pro Points363
Planeswalker Level 48 (Archmage)

Early life

Froehlich attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. [8] 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

In the first year, he was eligible to enter a World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament (2005); Froehlich won a bracelet in the $1,500 limit Texas hold 'em event, making $303,908. [9] At the time, this made him the youngest player to ever win a bracelet.

Froehlich won a second bracelet at the 2006 WSOP tournament in the $1,500 pot limit Omaha w/rebuys event, making $299,675. [10] In the final hand, his Q♦ 7♦ 7♥ 6♠ defeated Sherkhan Farnood's K♥ K♦ 6♣ 3♥ on a board of 10♣ 7♥ 5♣ J♦ J♥.

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

YearTournamentPrize (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. [11]

In 2015, Froehlich was voted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame. [12]

Accomplishments

 Season  Event type  Location   Format    Date   Rank 
2001–02 Pro Tour San DiegoRochester DraftJanuary 10–13, 20028
2001–02 Grand Prix New JerseyTeam LimitedJune 29–30, 20024
2002–03 Grand Prix AmsterdamTeam LimitedJune 7–8, 20032
2003–04 Grand Prix Washington DCTeam LimitedApril 17–18, 20044
2006 Grand Prix Madison, WisconsinTeam ConstructedMarch 25–26, 20063
2010 Nationals MinneapolisSpecialAugust 20–23, 20105
2010 Grand Prix TorontoSealed and Booster DraftOctober 23–24, 20105
2010 Worlds ChibaSpecialDecember 9–12, 20105
2012–13 Grand Prix AnaheimBlock ConstructedMay 26–27, 20124
2012–13 Grand Prix San JoseTeam LimitedOctober 13–14, 20123
2012–13 Pro Tour MontrealStandard and Booster DraftFebruary 15–17, 20134
2012–13 Grand Prix San DiegoModernMarch 16–17, 20133
2012–13 Grand Prix PittsburghSealed and Booster DraftMarch 23–24, 20134
2013–14 Grand Prix PhoenixStandardApril 5–6, 20146
2014–15 Grand Prix PortlandTeam LimitedAugust 8–10, 20144
2014–15 Grand Prix Salt Lake CityLimitedSeptember 6–7, 20144
2014–15 Grand Prix San JoseTeam LimitedJanuary 31–February 1, 20151
2014–15 Pro Tour Washington DCModern and Booster DraftFebruary 6–8, 20155
2015–16 Grand Prix DetroitTeam LimitedAugust 15–16, 20152
2016–17 Grand Prix Mexico CityTeam LimitedApril 7–9, 20171

Last updated: August 17, 2015
Source: Event Coverage at Wizards.com
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References

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