Eric Buchman, a professional poker player, is from Valley Stream, NY, United States. With 21 cashes and one first-place finish to his credit, his total winnings add up to a whopping $932,452. Eric Buchman had his first big break on December 2, 2002, when he secured the ninth place in the Limit Hold’em event at the U.S. Poker Championship, earning $1,588. Two weeks later, he achieved an impressive result in the No-Limit Hold’em event at the U.S Poker Championship by finishing third and took home $64,800 in prize money. In November 2003, Eric Buchman walked away with $6,240 by securing a respectable seventh-place finish in the Limit Seven Card Stud at the World Poker Finals Season 2. The following month, Eric Buchman ranked twenty-ninth in the No-Limit Hold’em World Poker Tour (WPT) at the 2003 Five-Diamond Season 2 and won $15,000.
In April 2004, Eric Buchman achieved a milestone in his poker career, in the No-Limit Hold’em Main Event at the New England Poker Classic held at the Foxwoods Resort Casino. He played brilliantly and outlasted an original field of 319 players to finish first and bag $275,000 in prize money. In the following month, he made $2,000 at the 35th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Event 17 - WSOP Shootout - Limit Hold'em by finishing twenty-third. The following year saw Eric Buchman win $2,737 in the No-Limit Hold’em event at the Borgata Poker Open WPT Season 4 by securing the sixteenth place. Between May 2006 and August 2006 he got good rankings in a few tournaments. He played remarkably well in the Limit Hold’em event at the 37th Annual WSOP held on June 29, 2006 to come second and earn a handsome amount of $174,938 as prize money. On July 15, 2006, Eric Buchman took home $11,658 by finishing twelfth in the Omaha Hi/Lo Event 24 at the 37th Annual WSOP. The following month, in Event 39 No-Limit Hold’em Championship at the 37th Annual WSOP held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, he bagged $51,129.
On December 18, 2007, in Event 9 - WSOP Circuit No-Limit Hold’em Championship at the Harrah’s Atlantic City Poker Tournament, Eric Buchman competed against many well-known players to finish second and walk away with $208,666. In January 2008, he finished twenty-second in the WPT No-Limit Hold’em event at the Borgata Winter Open Season 6 and took home $25,573. Few months later, Eric Buchman won $4,368 by securing the 43rd place in the Limit Hold’em Event 20 at the 39th WSOP 2008 held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. He made an impressive tenth-place finish in Event 30 Limit Hold’em World Championship at the 39th WSOP on June 15, 2008, taking home a handsome amount of $35,861. Even though Eric Buchman did not win this game, his consistent performance in most of the events paves way for bigger wins in the future.