Eric Lynch (born October 20, 1978, in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...

) is a professional

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player. Lynch resides in Olathe, Kansas. In 2006, he won a PokerStars $1 million guaranteed tournament and finished 24th at 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, earning $494,000. He placed 3rd in a

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Hold'em WSOP event that same year. In 2007, at the WSOP he placed 2nd in a pot limit Omaha event and 7th in a pot limit Hold'em event. In January 2008, Lynch finished in 26th place winning $40,000, at the European Poker Tour's (EPT)

PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure was an annual televised poker tournament. The event was first held in 2004 and was originally co-sponsored by PokerStars and the World Poker Tour. In 2008, the event moved from the WPT to the European Poker Tour. ...

Before turning pro he was an

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. Lynch's

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screen names are "Rizen" and "Snkybluffalo" and is mostly seen at PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $900,000. His 12 cashes at the WSOP account for $839,410 of those winnings. Lynch, along with Jon Turner, Jon Van Fleet and

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, authored a book entitled ''Winning Poker Tournaments: One Hand at a Time Volume I'' The book offers an analysis of individual hands, different styles and a view into the TAG game of Pearljammer, the aggressive game of Apestyles, and the in between approach of Rizen. In May 2009, the first day of the 40th World Series of Poker competition, Lynch signed with Lock Poker.

Bibliography

* ''Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time Volume I'' (2008) * ''Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time Volume II'' (2010)

References

External links

Official Site

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Eric 1978 births Living people People from St. Louis People from Olathe, Kansas American poker players