Eric “Rizen” Lynch is a former software engineer who began playing poker online during the poker boom of 2003. It took him almost 3 years to make the leap from amateur to professional, and in early 2006 Lynch quit his job to play full-time poker. His success in the online world is unrivaled by the vast majority of players, and he has chalked up wins in some of the biggest tournaments offered online, including the prestigious Pokerstars Million. To date, Lynch has won over $1.3 million playing online.
Lynch has made a name for himself in the live poker world, as well. His impressive list of cashes includes 24th place in the 2006 Main Event at the World Series of Poker, and two WSOP final tables (2nd place in the 2006 Pot Limit Hold ‘em and 3rd place in the 2007 Pot Limit Omaha event). He cashed five times during the 2007 WSOP. His live winnings total almost $850,000.
Tournament play is not Lynch’s only strength. He has also set out to become a dominant cash game player and has made a number of training videos about his play at various stakes. Since October 2007, Lynch has been a columnist for Bluff magazine, after writing guest features for them in the past. Along with fellow poker pros Jon “apestyles” Van Fleet and Jon “Pearljammer” Turner, he is the co-author of “Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time, Volume I” and is currently at work on Volume II. He maintains a blog about his poker play at Rizenpoker.com, and is a featured pro for PokerXFactor.
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