Eric Baldwin (born in
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along Beaver Dam Lake and the Beaver Dam River. The population was 16,708 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city primarily located in Dodge County. It is the principal city ...
) is a professional
poker
Poker is a family of comparing card games in which players wager over which hand is best according to that specific game's rules. It is played worldwide, however in some places the rules may vary. While the earliest known form of the game wa ...
player from
Henderson, Nevada
Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, about southeast of downtown Las Vegas. It is the second largest city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, with an estimated population of 320,189 in 2019. The city is part of the Las Vegas Val ...
who won 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 ...
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em event earning $521,991 and was the runner-up in the
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is an internationally televised gaming and entertainment brand. Since 2002, the World Poker Tour has operated a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting playdown and the f ...
$25,000 No Limit Hold'em WPT Championship Event, earning $1,034,715 and is the 2009 Winner of the CardPlayer Player of the Year Award.
Baldwin finished in 59th place out of 7,319 players that enter in the
2010 World Series of Poker
The 2010 World Series of Poker was the 41st annual World Series of Poker (WSOP), held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada, and ran from May 28 to July 17. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No Limit Ho ...
Main Event, earning $138,285.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,200,000.
World Series of Poker bracelet
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External links
Team UB profileNBC Sports profile - Eric BaldwinCardPlayer.com profile - Eric Baldwin
American poker players
World Series of Poker bracelet winners
People from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
People from Henderson, Nevada
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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