Eric Hershler was born on April 25th in South Africa, but currently resides in Los Angeles, CA, United States. Upon moving to LA Eric Hershler married his girlfriend Lanette and now has three children. By profession he is originally a lawyer and practices personal injury law, which prevails over his poker career, but does not stop him from playing in major tournaments.
Altogether Eric Hershler has 1 first place finish, 10 cashes and total life time winnings of $ 2,636,400. His only first place win, and biggest hit in poker, was in the L.A Poker Classic / WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship, where he took a prize of $2,429,970 on March 1st, 2007. Eric Hershler won against J.C. Tran with one hand of heads-up play, which also granted him a ring and a seat in the WPT Championship.
From all the WPT events that Eric Hershler has participated in, aside from the 1st place win, he has one final table and two cashes. Eric Hershler has also taken part in WSOP events, but with far less success, the total winnings of which come up to just $ 17,375 with 2 cash finishes. Other tournaments that Eric Hershler has participated in include Friday No Limit Hold'em Tournament and Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic.
