Eric Haber

Eric Haber
Nickname(s) sheets
Residence Syosset, New York
Born 1967 (age 50–51)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Final table(s) None
Money finish(es) 3
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		 None
World Poker Tour
Title(s) None
Final table(s) None
Money finish(es) 4

Eric "sheets" Haber (born January 11, 1967) is an American professional poker player and hedge fund manager from Syosset, New York.[1]

In the world of online poker, the top professionals are known by their screen-names first and their real names second, if at all. Eric Haber has earned a level of success in live events that his real name is fairly well known, but he is still known as "sheets" to millions of poker players who first encountered him on the Internet.[1]

He is the lead instructor, along with Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy, at PokerXFactor.com, an online poker training center that features videos of professional players as they play poker online., it was Josephy and Haber who backed 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Joe Cada in his 10,000 buy-in run that earning him $8,546,435 half of which went to his backers.[2]

On March 13, 2008, Haber won the $5,150 No Limit Hold'em World Series of Poker circuit Championship Event winning $431,136.[3]

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $890,000,[4] and his online tournament winnings exceed $2,000,000.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Eastham, James. "Eric Haber - stats". pokerverdict.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  2. ↑ Levinson, Mason. "Harvard Poker Pro Says Texas Hold 'Em Can Teach Traders to Fold". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  3. ↑ Butt, Robert. "Eric Haber - results". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  4. ↑ Butt, Robert. "Eric Haber - stats". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  5. ↑ "sheets - Eric Haber - stats". pocketfives.com.
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