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Las Vegas, Nv (April 26, 2004) Thanks to his two victories on the World Poker Tour, 27 year old Erick Lindgren of Las Vegas has captured the Tour's first Player of the Year honor. Lindgren won two tournaments in the tour's second season for a total of $1.5 million in prize money- the PartyPoker Million and the Ultimate Poker Classic. He also made the final table at the Grand Prix de Paris, bringing his total winnings to $1,560,568.

At the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Lindgren was presented with a crystal Player of the Year cup that some of his fellow players joked would be perfect for keeping all his winnings. He will also wear the WPT Player of the Year jacket at future tournaments.

Lindgren entered and won a $162 satellite tournament on PartyPoker which earned him a spot on the PartyPoker million cruise in March. At the end of the day, it was Lindgren who took home the million dollar prize.

He also won the Ultimate Poker Classic in Aruba on the WPT's stop there in October, as well as $60,568 for 5th place at the Aviation Club de France. The three tournaments earned him 2400 points in the WPT's ranking system. 1000 points are awarded for a victory, 700 for second place, 600 for third, 500 for 4th, 400 for 5th. 300 for 6th and 200 for 7th.

The runner up in the scoring was Paul Phillips, also of Las Vegas, with 1700 points for a win at the Bellagio Five Diamond Classic and a second place finish at The Bicycle casino in Los Angeles

Lindgren Biography

"I feel totally blessed," says Lindgren."I'm just a really competitive guy and poker satisfies my competitive nature."

Lindgren plays poker just like the All League quarterback and MVP basketball player he was at high school. Raised in a home of two boys in the remote town of Burnley, CA (pop. 3,000) in the Sierra Nevada range near Mt. Shasta, competition was the norm.

Going off to junior college in Chico, Ca to play basketball, Lindgren became sidetracked. After playing recreationally at the local Indian casino, he secured a job as a blackjack dealer. He soon picked up pretty handy poker skills, which he began to apply in earnest. At 21, he was playing poker full time and working at a casino in San Pablo, Ca as a "propositional player" - a player hired by the company to keep the games lively. Before long, he was off and running as an up and coming poker pro, playing tournament poker regularly.

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