Erik Friberg (born 31 March 1983) is a professional

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player from

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Friberg's first major success in poker came in the

2006 World Series of Poker The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. 40 more events in various ...

Main Event, where he finished in 8th place earning $1,979,189. Since then, Friberg participated in the

2007 World Series of Poker The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1st, 2007. The $10,000 ( US) no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6th and was completed on the morning of July 18th. All events were held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in L ...

, with his biggest finish there being a 3rd-place finish in the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em – Six Handed event, he won $345,582 for his finish. As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,700,000. His three cashes at the WSOP account for $2,445,927 of those winnings.World Series of Poker Earnings
, worldseriesofpoker.com Friberg plays at

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under the name "lirarerik".

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Erik Friberg
at the Hendon Mob Swedish poker players People from Stockholm 1983 births Living people {{poker-stub