Eric Lynch
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- For the radio personality, see "Eric the Midget" LynchEric the MidgetEric Lynch , better known as Eric the Midget or Eric the Bedhumper, is known solely as a fan of The Howard Stern Show. He is considered a part of the Wack Pack, though membership is unofficial. Lynch is tall, weighs , and uses a motorized wheelchair, in addition to various other afflictions...
Eric Lynch (born October 20, 1978 in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
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) is a professional poker
Poker
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player.
Lynch resides in Olathe, Kansas
Olathe, Kansas
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. In 2006, he won a PokerStars
PokerStars
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$1 million guaranteed tournament and finished 24th at the 2006 World Series of Poker
2006 World Series of Poker
The 2006 World Series of Poker 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...
Main Event, earning $494,000. He placed 3rd in a pot limit 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
European Poker Tour
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's (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure
Before turning pro he was an IT consultant
Information technology
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. Lynch's internet poker screen names are "Rizen" and "Snkybluffalo" and is mostly seen at PokerStars
PokerStars
PokerStars is the largest online poker cardroom in the world. PokerStars' satellite tournaments produced the 2003 World Series of Poker champion, Chris Moneymaker. 1983 champion Tom McEvoy, 2005 champion Joe Hachem, 2009 champion Joe Cada and 2010 champion Jonathan Duhamel and others also represent...
and Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker
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.
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 Matthew Hilger
Matthew Hilger
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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.