Eric Siegel

Eric has been on the poker scene for over 2o years. His poker career started in the New York City clubs in the mid 1980s. He has established himself as a consistent tournament player.

Eric, or “Pools” as he is known within the poker world, is also a representative for the entire poker community, concentrating his efforts towards the betterment of the sport. He has garnered the respect of the players, tournament directors and the general poker industry to help improve poker player’s lifestyle both on and off the felt.

Eric was the founder of the popular Tri- State Poker News blog that chronicled the tournament trail for the regions poker players. He has since become partners with Poker Players International (PPI) and serves as the Director of Marketing and Player Development.

Throughout his poker career, he has cashed in over 20 major events. Eric has always shown consistency on the tournament circuit and will continue to do so in many years to come.

Name: Eric Siegel AKA "POOLS" Location: Melville, NY, United States Cashes: 21 Total Winnings: $280,785 First Place Finishes: 1 ProRank 1 Position: 4150  [ DETAILS ] ProRank 2 Position: 8159 Marital Status: Married Children: 2 Amazing Boys Started Playing Poker: age 8 with my Dad Favorite Poker Game: NL Holdem Ambition: To enrich the lives of my 2 sons , and enjoy life to its fullest with my family and friends. Raise awareness and funds for the research of nephrotic kidney disease through the efforts of NEPHCURE. See the day that my son is cured of this condition. Hobbies: Poker,Film,Sports,Travel Favorite Movie: Fargo,Papillon Favorite Music: Grateful Dead, Classic Rock,Jazz,Soul Poker Players I Respect Most: Any player that shows an appreciation for the game of poker , without being condescending to other players or dealers . I also respect any players new to the game that are open minded and show an enthusiastic interest in gaining experience through what they can learn from other players they respect. If I could change anything in the poker world: Develop a standard for rules and tournament structures throughout the industry. To be followed by all casinos and tournament entities. The Borgata Poker staff and marketing executives have established themselves as the premiere casino regarding structures,rules,guaranteed prize pools,and enhancing players over all experience. It would be in all poker players best interest if other casinos followed their formula for success.

Eric Siegel Poker Results EVENT PLACE PRIZE DATE Borgata Summer Poker Open Event #10 - No Limit Hold'em 26th $612 Jun 16, 2009 Deep Stack Extravaganza No Limit Hold'em 14th $6,028 Feb 23, 2009 Borgata Winter Poker Open Event #3 - No Limit Hold'em 35th $1,556 Jan 16, 2009 Mega Stack Challenge X No Limit Hold'em 12th $4,306 Dec 19, 2008 Borgata Poker Open / WPT Season 7 Event #3 - No Limit Hold'em 35th $2,222 Sep 5, 2008 Ulitmate Satellite Tournament Super Satellite - No Limit Hold'em 9th $30,000 Jul 27, 2008 Mega Stack Challenge VII No Limit Hold'em 1st $32,000 May 12, 2008 Deep Stack Poker Tournament - Guaranteed $500,000 No Limit Hold'em 7th $58,125 May 6, 2008 Borgata Winter Open / WPT Event Season 6 Event #13 - WPT No Limit Hold'em 15th $46,270 Jan 31, 2008 Borgata Winter Open / WPT Event Season 6 Event #5 - No Limit Hold'em 40th $2,676 Jan 19, 2008 Borgata Winter Open / WPT Event Season 6 Event #4 - No Limit Hold'em 39th $2,048 Jan 18, 2008 Borgata Winter Open / WPT Event Season 6 Event #3 - No Limit Hold'em 21st $2,219 Jan 17, 2008 World Poker Finals / WPT Event Season 6 No Limit Hold'em 20th $4,760 Nov 3, 2007 Borgata Poker Open / WPT Season 6 Event #4 - No Limit Hold'em 5th $35,550 Sep 8, 2007 Mega Stack Challenge No Limit Hold'em 20th $4,730 Aug 23, 2007 Mega Stack Challenge III No Limit Hold'em 14th $6,965 Jul 19, 2007 4th Borgata Poker Open / WPT Event Season 5 / PPT Event Event #4 - No Limit Hold'em 7th $23,340 Sep 8, 2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #37 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em 59th $7,652 Jul 25, 2006 Bellagio Cup II Tournament No Limit Hold'em 5th $5,545 Jul 24, 2006 Summer Poker Open Event #5 - No Limit Hold'em 13th $2,186 Jul 9, 2006 Borgata Poker Open - WPT Season 4 Event #5 - No Limit Hold'em 19th $1,995 Sep 15, 2005 See an error in the results? an email

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