Erick Lindgren Files for Bankruptcy.....Again

8 years ago
Less than $50K in assets
19:46
18 Jun

Erick Lindgren's recent bankruptcy filings now equal the total number of WSOP bracelets he has won - two.

The talented poker pro, who has admitted to struggling with an addiction to gambling, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Nevada. This latest filing marks the second time in three years that Lindgren has initiated a case in U.S. Bankruptcy Court despite an outstanding poker career with live earnings totaling more than $10 million.

E-Dog's 2012 bankruptcy case was closed, although Bloomberg reported that his debts were not completely settled. The new 2015 filing finds Lindgren in the hole to creditors by over $8 million.

One of those creditors is likely PokerStars, who sued Lindgren for about $2.5 million four months ago for a loan he received from Full Tilt board member Chris "Jesus" Ferguson. Lindgren is a former Full Tilt pro.

Lindgren is currently competing at the 2015 World Series of Poker where he has cashed twice through the first half of the festival. He landed 717th in the record-breaking $565 Colossus for $4,027. Perhaps more noteworthy to creditors was a final table finish in the Millionaire Maker, as Lindgren made it to 7th place and grabbed a prize of $193,675, according to the Hendon Mob.

Along with his WSOP accomplishments, E-Dog has won two World Poker Tour titles and is listed as 32nd on the all-time money list, reaching as high as 17th at one point. Lindgren has a nice streak going of cashing in at least one WSOP event every year since 2003 - a span of 13 years and counting - that was not interrupted by a two-week stint in rehab to address his gambling problem.


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Charles is a Chicago native and long time poker player who dusted off his journalism degree and began writing about poker following the events of Black Friday in 2011. He has written for a number of leading poker websites, offering his insights and expertise on subjects ranging from online poker leg...Read more

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