Erik Sagström (born in
Linköping
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in 1983) is a
Swedish
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professional
poker
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player. Sagström was introduced to poker accidentally while
surfing the web. He began to play at
ParadisePoker at the age of 17 and has since become a successful
online poker
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player.
Sagström plays online poker at numerous sites as ''The Salmon'', ''Erik123'', and ''DIN_FRU''. Sagström was also involved in setting up the online poker cardroom
PokerChamps.com with
Gus Hansen
Gustav Hansen (born 13 February 1974) is a Danish professional poker player from Copenhagen, Denmark who has lived in Monaco since 2003. In his poker career, Hansen has won three World Poker Tour open titles, one WSOP bracelet and the 2007 Auss ...
and
Tony G
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uoga.
In May 2006, Sagström played
Liz Lieu
Liz Lieu (born August 2, 1974 in Vietnam) is a Vietnamese professional poker player.
Lieu was primarily a limit Texas hold 'em cash games player for a number of years, before embracing tournament play at the 2005 World Series of Poker. When ...
in a highly publicized series of three $200,000
limit
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Texas hold 'em
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matches at
The Venetian. Sagström ultimately lost the series 2-1.
Whilst Sagström has competed in events of the
World Series of Poker
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(WSOP),
World Poker Tour
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(WPT), and
European Poker Tour
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(EPT), he is best known for his online poker record. His largest online tournament cash was when he won Event #4 in the 2003
World Championship of Online Poker
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, beating 1,357 other entrants and netting $101,850.
Sagström was also chosen by
Ken Lennaárd
Ken Richard Douglas Lennaárd (born 29 May 1971) is a Swedish professional poker player and former actor, based in Stockholm, Sweden. He was also the chairman of the Swedish Poker Federation until he resigned in October 2006.
Poker career
Lenn ...
to represent Sweden in both the
Poker Nations Cup The Poker Nations Cup is an international poker tournament, televised on Channel 4 from March 2006 onwards.
The series is commentated by Jesse May and Barny Boatman. Padraig Parkinson covered for Boatman in preliminary match 2.
The series was film ...
and the
PartyPoker.com Football & Poker Legends Cup.
In February 2007, Erik Sagström opened his own poker site on the
Boss Media Boss Media AB, with its main headquarters in Växjö, Sweden, was a developer of software and systems for digitally distributed gambling entertainment. Boss Media was publicly traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange from 1999 to 2008, when GEMed boug ...
network, using his nickname as the title, Erik123.com.
In the
2009 World Series of Poker
The 2009 World Series of Poker was the 40th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ran from May 27 to July 15. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No- ...
, Erik finished 3rd at the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event.
As of 2012, his total live tournament winnings exceed $700,000.
Hendon Mob tournament results
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Notes
External links
Official sitePokerListings interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sagstrom, Erik
1983 births
Living people
Swedish poker players