Erick Lindgren was born on August 11, 1976 in California. He is an American poker player who his first major tournament in 2002. Ten months later, he won his first World Poker Tour. After six months, he walked away with million dollar price at the WPT Party Poker III Cruise.

He is of the Swedish origin, as stated by his first and last name. Presently, he is a member of the Team Full Tilt at the online Full Tilt Poker. He is known for his admirable victories at the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour. He has published a book talking about the strategies in the poker tournaments, called “World Poker Tour: Making the Final Table”.

At present, his total winnings are more than $7,300,000.