“I moved to Vegas in 1992, from Washington,” said Persson, “I went to UNLV, and I put myself through undergrad and Georgetown Law as a professional poker player,” said Persson. With how comfortably he’s slid into the mix at Hustler Casino Live, a variety of PokerGO programs and anywhere else he’s shown up, it’s easy to forget that one of his breakout moments – his heads-up match with Hellmuth – happened just a year ago this week.Įven now, as his face pops up regularly on Twitter and YouTube, many don’t know much about Persson’s history beyond the felt. Persson played the biggest cash game pot ever streamed, flipped off Phil Hellmuth, and generally stole the spotlight at almost every table he sat at.
He’s been everywhere, playing at the highest stakes, jawing with the biggest personalities in poker, and making headlines for a variety of reasons. If you’ve watched any high-stakes cash game poker stream in the last year, it’s all but a lock that you’ve seen Eric Persson in the game.
Eric Persson has raised his profile in poker significantly over the last 12 months.
