Erica Schoenberg

Erica Schoenberg Lindgren (born March 25, 1978 in Akron, Ohio)[2] is an American professional blackjack and poker player. She is a former model, personal trainer, [3] Schoenberg received professional blackjack training from a member of the MIT Blackjack Team. She has gone on to compete in the World Series of Blackjack.[4]

Erica Schoenberg
Nickname(s)Blackjack Babe, Poker Babe
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada
Born (1978-03-25) March 25, 1978
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Money finish(es)14
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		None
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)8[1]

Schoenberg placed 16th in the World Poker Tour $25,000 Championship - No Limit Texas hold'em and third in the 2007 World Series of Poker $1,500 No Limit hold'em. She was invited to appear in the Season 4 WPT Ladies Night Event along with Jennifer Tilly and four other female players; she finished in 4th place.[5] In 2007, Schoenberg won the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Mandalay Bay Poker Championship winning $105,875.[5] She also competed in the Ultimate Blackjack Tour, a televised 10 week series airing on CBS.

In February 2008, she finished in second place in the second World Poker Tour Ladies event, behind tournament winner Vanessa Selbst.[6] She won $14,690 for this finish.[7]

Schoenberg appeared in the Strip Poker Invitational with Carmen Electra.[8]

As of 2017, her total live poker tournament winnings exceed $850,000.[9]

Schoenberg was formerly engaged to poker professional David Benyamine.[4] She married professional poker player Erick Lindgren on May 29, 2011.[10] They have one child.[11] She and Lindgren divorced in March 2014.

References
  1. World Poker Tour profile
  2. PokerListings.com : Erica Schoenberg bio
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSzXQZ-_YXs
  4. Michele Lewis (March 13, 2009). "An interview with Poker Babe". ESPN.
  5. Gordon, Nicole (October 3, 2008). "The PokerNews Profile: Erica Schoenberg". pokernews.com. pokernews. Retrieved December 7, 2017. Schoenberg exudes style and class at the tables ...
  6. Arnett, Kristy (February 4, 2008). "Vanessa Selbst Wins Second WPTL Event at Commerce". CardPlayer.com. CardPlayer.com. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  7. "Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Event 9". CardPlayer.com. CardPlayer.com. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  8. "How to Play Strip Poker - Easy Tips to Play Strip Poker". Pokerlistings.com. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  9. Hendon Mob tournament results
  10. "Bluff Europe: Erick Lindgren marries Erica Schoenberg just before WSOP". Bluff Magazine. May 31, 2011.
  11. Bradley, Lance (January 2013). "Broken: The Erick Lindgren Story". Bluff Magazine. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015.
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