Being only 23 years old when he appeared under the bright lights and cameras of the ESPN camera crew while filming the final table of the Main Event of the 37th annual World Series of Poker, Erik Friberg must have been thinking about how different this world was from the world of online poker that he was accustomed to. A professional online poker player hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, Erik played well. Erik did not take very many gambles at all at the final table, he played tight, and he played well, but the victory wasn't to be his. He busted out in eighth place but it is impossible to feel badly for the young Swedish Poker professional, considering he won nearly $2 million for his efforts.
While this is certainly the greatest poker victory that he had, he also won a Swedish Poker challenge in 2005 and has had a number of other caches along the way. When interviewed after the final table by Phil Gordon, Erik revealed one reason why Sweden ranks as the most successful country in terms of number of poker players who finished in the money. Erik said that they are all invested in each other's success. Here are some of Erik's successes:EventPlacePrize$10,000 No Limit Texas HoldemWorld Championship Event, 2006 World Series of Poker8$ 1,979,189No Limit HoldemSwedish Poker Challenge, Stockholm1$87,287€1,000 Main EventBarcelona Open 2004, Barcelona26€1,100
