Eric Baldwin

{{short description|American poker player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox poker player

|name=Eric Baldwin

|nickname=basebaldy

|image=Eric Baldwin.jpg

|caption=Baldwin after winning the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2009 World Series of Poker.

|hometown=Henderson, Nevada

|birth_date =

|birth_place =

|wsop bracelet count=2

|wsop final tables=7

|wsop money finishes=59

|wsop main event best finish rank=59th

|wsop main event best finish year=2010

|multi-year wsop winner=

|wpt titles=None

|wpt final tables=1

|wpt money finishes=6

|ept titles=None

|ept final tables=None

|ept money finishes=1

|updated=June 21, 2018

}}

Eric Baldwin (born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin) is a professional poker player from Henderson, Nevada who won the 2009 World Series of Poker $1,500 No Limit Hold'em{{cite web |title=CardsChat Interview with Eric Baldwin |url=https://www.cardschat.com/news/eric-baldwin-on-winning-big-in-vegas-while-playing-poker-as-family-man-55901/ |website=CardsChat.com |access-date=October 1, 2020}} event earning $521,991 and was the runner-up in the World Poker Tour $25,000 No Limit Hold'em WPT Championship Event, earning $1,034,715 and is the 2009 Winner of the CardPlayer Player of the Year Award.{{cite web | url = https://www.espn.com/espn/poker/news/story?id=4271750 | title = No error: Eric Baldwin grabs bracelet | access-date = June 11, 2010 | last = Feldman | first = Andrew | date = June 19, 2009 | work = ESPN.com }}{{cite web | url = http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/eric-baldwin-basebaldy-signs-with-ub-wins-player-of-the-year-7133/ | title = Eric Baldwin (basebaldy) Signs with UB, Wins Player of the Year | access-date = June 11, 2010 | last = Jenkins | first = Tom | date = December 22, 2009 | work = Poker News Daily}}{{Cite web |title=Eric Baldwin's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=56697 |access-date=December 5, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

Baldwin finished in 59th place out of 7,319 players that enter in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event, earning $138,285.

As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,200,000.