Eric Froehlich

Froehlich attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.{{cite news |last1=de Vise |first1=Daniel |title=Poker becomes a sport for young American males |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/poker-becomes-a-sport-for-young-american-males/2011/10/04/gIQAn247aL_story.html | newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=August 19, 2022 |date=October 10, 2011}} Froehlich began playing poker in high school and got involved in online poker at the age of 18. He dropped out of the University of Virginia around April 2005 to become a professional poker player.

He entered a World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament in 2005; Froehlich won a bracelet in the $1,500 limit Texas hold 'em event, making $303,908.{{Cite web |title=36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8788 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} At the time, this made him the youngest player to ever win a bracelet.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

Froehlich won a second bracelet at the 2006 WSOP tournament, in the $1,500 pot limit]] Omaha w/rebuys event, making $299,675.{{Cite web |title=37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, Pot Limit Omaha w. Rebuys |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=23435 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} In the final hand, his {{cards|Q♦|7♦|7♥|6♠}} defeated Sherkhan Farnood's {{cards|K♥|K♦|6♣|3♥}} on a board of {{cards|10♣|7♥|5♣|J♦|J♥}}.

Shortly after Froehlich's status as the youngest bracelet winner of all time, he was overtaken by Jeff Madsen during the 2006 World Series of Poker and Steve Billirakis at the 2007 World Series of Poker. In September 2007 at the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe, Norwegian poker player Annette Obrestad won the £10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Championship at the age of 18 to become the youngest World Series of Poker bracelet winner.

In addition to playing poker, Froehlich is also a prominent player of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Froehlich was a keen sports player when younger, involved in baseball, basketball and football, but suffered an injury and got involved in Magic: The Gathering, like his later friend David Williams. He has made the Top 8 of four Pro Tours and fourteen Grand Prix events. Several of Froehlich's Grand Prix Top 8s have come in team events, in which he has teamed with such prominent professional players as Kamiel Cornelissen, Jon Finkel, Brian Kibler and Luis Scott-Vargas.{{cite web |title=Grand Prix Top 8 Lists |url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/gptop8byplayer |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |access-date=August 17, 2015 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050545/http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/gptop8byplayer |url-status=dead }}

In 2015, Froehlich was voted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |title=Eric Froehlich - Magic Hall of Fame |url=http://magic.gg/news/eric-froehlich-hall-of-fame |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=MAGIC: THE GATHERING |language=en}}

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Other accomplishments

• Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame Class of 2015{{Cite web |title=Eric Froehlich - Magic Hall of Fame |url=http://magic.gg/news/eric-froehlich-hall-of-fame |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=MAGIC: THE GATHERING |language=en}}

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• [http://www.pokersourceonline.com/news.asp?poker=124 PokerSourceOnline article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526134712/http://www.pokersourceonline.com/news.asp?poker=124 |date=May 26, 2006 }}
• [http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player-interviews/shying-away-from-the-spotlight-its-eric-froehlich PokerListings.com interview]
• [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/14315-eric-froehlich Card Player profile]
• [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=44405 Hendon Mob profile]
• [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/eric-froehlich/ WPT profile]
• [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=3941 WSOP profile]

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