Erica Schoenberg
Encyclopedia
Erica Schoenberg is an American
professional blackjack
and poker
player. She is a former model
, personal trainer
, and professional volleyball
player. 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
.
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 also appeared in the Season 4 WPT Ladies Night Event along with Jennifer Tilly
and four other female players. In 2007 Schoenberg won the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Mandalay Bay Poker Championship winning $105,875. She also competed in the Ultimate Blackjack Tour
, a televised 10 week series airing on CBS
.
Schoenberg has a sponsorship agreement with Full Tilt Poker
.
As of 2011, her total live poker tournament winnings exceed $750,000.
Schoenberg is married to professional poker player Erick Lindgren
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional blackjack
Blackjack
Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un , is the most widely played casino banking game in the world...
and poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player. She is a former model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, personal trainer
Personal trainer
A personal trainer is a fitness professional involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments...
, and professional volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player. Schoenberg received professional blackjack training from a member of the MIT Blackjack Team
MIT Blackjack Team
The MIT Blackjack Team was a group of students and ex-students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, and other leading colleges who used card-counting techniques and more sophisticated strategies to beat casinos at blackjack worldwide...
. She has gone on to compete in the World Series of Blackjack
World Series of Blackjack
The World Series of Blackjack is a televised blackjack tournament created and produced by the cable network GSN. It is a closed tournament; players are either invited to play or can attempt to win a spot via a satellite tournament. Rounds are edited into 1-hour episodes and broadcast on GSN...
.
Schoenberg placed 16th in the World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
$25,000 Championship - No Limit Texas hold'em and third in the 2007 World Series of Poker
2007 World Series of Poker
The 2007 World Series of Poker began on June 1, 2007. The $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6 and was completed on the morning of July 18...
$1,500 no limit hold 'em. She also appeared in the Season 4 WPT Ladies Night Event along with Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly is an American actress and poker player. She is an Academy Award nominee, and a World Series of Poker Ladies' Event bracelet winner. She is the older sister of actress Meg Tilly.-Early life:...
and four other female players. In 2007 Schoenberg won the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Mandalay Bay Poker Championship winning $105,875. She also competed in the Ultimate Blackjack Tour
Ultimate Blackjack Tour
The Ultimate Blackjack Tour was a televised series of Elimination Blackjack tournaments that aired in syndication. It debuted on September 16, 2006. The show consists of a series of televised Elimination Blackjack tournaments...
, a televised 10 week series airing on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
.
Schoenberg has a sponsorship agreement with Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker is an online poker card room that opened in June 2004 with the involvement of poker professionals Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, Mike Matusow, Jennifer Harman and Chris Ferguson...
.
As of 2011, her total live poker tournament winnings exceed $750,000.
Schoenberg is married to professional poker player Erick Lindgren
Erick Lindgren
Erick A. Lindgren is an American professional poker player. He has won two World Poker Tour titles, one World Series of Poker bracelet, and more than seven million dollars in tournament earnings during his poker career.-Poker career:He won his first major tournament at the Bellagio in 2002 and...
.