Erica Schoenberg

Erica Schoenberg
Nickname(s) Blackjack Babe, Poker Babe
Residence Las 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) 6

Erica Schoenberg (born March 25, 1978 in Akron, Ohio)[1] 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.[2]

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 had a sponsorship agreement with Full Tilt Poker.[3]

As of 2014, her total live poker tournament winnings exceed $870,000.[4]

Schoenberg was formerly engaged to David Benyamine.[2] She married professional poker player Erick Lindgren on May 29, 2011.[5] They have one child.[6] She and Lindgren apparently divorced in March 2014.

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