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Eric Froehlich

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Eric Froehlich, born on 9 February 1984 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American professional poker player, a professional Magic: The Gathering player and a member of the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his wife, the Magic streamer Athena Huey. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, began playing poker in high school, got involved in online poker at the age of 18 and dropped out of the University of Virginia around April 2005 to play professionally. At the 2005 World Series of Poker he won a bracelet in the 1,500 dollar limit Texas hold 'em event for 303,908 dollars, which made him the youngest player to win a bracelet at that time, and in 2006 he won a second bracelet in the 1,500 dollar pot limit Omaha with rebuys event for 299,675 dollars. As of 2023 his total live poker winnings exceeded 2,682,733 dollars, with 1,930,090 dollars from 48 WSOP cashes.

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is an American professional poker player
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1. Eric Froehlich (Wikipedia)
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    born February 9, 1984
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    He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his wife, Magic: The Gathering streamer Athena Huey
  • Lead, nationality
    is an American professional poker player
  • Plays: Poker, Lead, poker player
    poker player, professional Magic: The Gathering player, and member of th
  • Competed In: World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker results
    His 48 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,930,090 of those winnings
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