The Number To Beat Is 10,043 As World Series Of Poker Main Event Week Arrives
The Main Event, a $10,000 buy-in tournament with no re-buys — once a player runs out of chips, it’s “wait ‘til next year” — begins Wednesday.
September 9, 2024
Eric has been a professional editor and writer for more than 25 years, including nearly 20 years of experience covering the gambling industry. He was editor-in-chief of the poker magazine All In from 2005-2015 and managing editor and media director of the US Bets family of websites from 2018-2024.
His other gambling industry resume items include serving as senior content producer for Full Tilt Poker Academy in 2008-2009 and project editor for ESPN: The Magazine’s annual fantasy football guide in 2011. In 2014, Huntington Press published his book about the 2003 World Series of Poker, titled The Moneymaker Effect.
Eric has written for such outlets as Grantland, ESPN.com, Playboy, and Reader’s Digest, and since 2009 has hosted and produced audio podcasts for the likes of HBO and Showtime. He is a consistently profitable low-stakes online poker player and a mediocre sports bettor who has shown a small profit overall thanks purely to bonuses and boosts.
Eric is a senior editor at Casino Reports and Lottery Geeks. You can reach him via email eraskin@thirdplanet.us.
