Erik Cajelais

Erik Cajelais

Nationality
Canada
Canada
GPI Rank 28,238
WSOP Bracelets 1
Total Live Earnings $3,999,848
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Biography

Erik Cajelais has one World Series of Poker bracelet in his poker trophy collection along with a first place finish in the World Poker Tour's Five Diamond World Poker Classic event.

Intro

Erik Cajelais is a Canadian poker player best known for winning the WSOP bracelet in 2009 at the World Series of Poker Europe £2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha event. He has the record of making four WSOP final tables and cashing in 12 events. He also won a WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament back in 2006.

Background

Before Erik Cajelais took to the poker circuit, he worked as a bartender. After picking up poker in some home games with his brother and friends, Cajelais realized he was getting pretty good at the game. Soon enough, his skill level built up high enough that he decided to try and make himself into a professional player.

World Series of Poker

In 2006 Cajelais began to blow up. He cashed in his first WSOP event that year finishing in 19th place at the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event for $14,617. His next World Series was way more successful, in the summer of 2007, Erik battled all the way down to heads-up play in the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event against Burt Boutin. Boutin took down the event and Cajelais won second place for $483,755. Two years later Cajelais improved his achievement by winning the £2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha event at the WSOP Europe in London collecting his first bracelet and a cash prize of £104,677.

Erik Cajelais' Top 5 WSOP Results

YearEventPlacePrize
2009WSOPE £2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha1st£104,677 ($172,572)
2007$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha2nd$483,755
2012$2,500 Mixed Hold'em2nd$129,766
2011$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Shootout5th$79,315
2010$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Six Handed15th$23,537

World Poker Tour

In 2005, Cajelais put up a nice result for over $11,000 at the Borgata Poker Open. He also cashed in the WPT World Poker Finals at Foxwoods that year. In 2006 he scored another WPT money finish in the World Poker Finals, but one month later, things got really, really awesome for Cajelais. In December of 2006, Cajelais found himself at the final table of the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the Five-Diamond World Poker Classic. Erik Seidel, Justin Bonomo, Shannon Shorr, Steve Sung, and Joe Tehan were also at the final table to give Cajelais all the trouble he could handle. When it was all said and done, Cajelais came out on top and earned the $430,730 first-place prize. A few more solid performances followed in 2007. Erik cashed in the Borgata Poker Open and ran deep in the Turks and Caicos Poker Classic, finishing second for $225,000.

Erik Cajelais' Top 5 WPT Results

YearEventPlacePrize
2006Five Diamond World Poker Classic $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em1st$430,730
2007Turks and Caicos Poker Classic $7,500 Championship2nd$225,000
2012Bay 101 Shooting Stars $9,500 Championship Bounty4th$256,300
2012Merit Cyprus Classic $4,000 Main Event7th$43,690
2005Borgata Poker Open $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em8th$11,070

European Poker Tour

Cajelais has the record of cashing in three EPT event. His first and so far the most successful money finish was the £326,000 he received for placing second at the EPT London £20,000 High Roller event. He came back to the EPT tables in 2012 and cashed twice at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Cajelais finished third in the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event and then placed 43rd in the Main Event. He took home a total of $75,000 from the PCA that year.

Erik Cajelais' Top 3 EPT Results

YearEventPlacePrize
2009London £20,000 High Roller2nd£326,000
2012PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha3rd$38,020
2012PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,000 Main Event43rd$37,500

Other Achievements

In 2006 Cajelais cashed in the United States Poker Championship where he received some quality television coverage. Later on that year, at the North American Poker Championships, Erik took tenth place for over $55,000.

Did you know?

  • Along with poker, Erik enjoys playing sports, having played both baseball and hockey for many years during his life.
  • He’s also participated in bodybuilding and regularly keeps himself in good shape.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $400 Colossus
1890th $700
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship
19th $10,249
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
611th $4,070
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty
182nd $2,028
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #46: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
140th $2,076
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #31: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack
283rd $1,052
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
146th $3,282
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
213th $2,571
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker
1075th $1,034
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
32nd $10,921
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
$5,300 MPP Main Event
16th $30,000
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
$2,200 MPP Warm Up
91st $6,000
2022 Mediterranean Poker Party
$1,100 NLH MPP Open
132nd $2,000
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #71: $1,111 One More for One Drop
406th $2,579
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #51: $400 Colossus
361st $1,840
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
50th $5,694
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
435th $4,624
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
30th $10,385
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #63: $500 Salute to Warriors
27th $3,563
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
270th $2,423
2021 Wynn Spring Classic
Wynn Spring Classic $1M GTD Championship
20th $18,300
MSPT Poker Bowl V at Venetian Las Vegas
MSPT Poker Bowl V Main Event
8th $14,092
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event #3: $500 Deepstack Black Chip Bounty
14th $3,164
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #15: €550 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em
285th €1,120
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #9: €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold'em Mix
6th €15,548
2019 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #1: €350 Opener No-Limit Hold'em
76th €615
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
462nd $30,780
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
83rd $5,095
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #82: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack
297th $2,642
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em
150th $5,938
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold'em
454th $1,521
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
108th $2,018
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty
2nd $139,731
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $1,000 + 111 The Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
456th $2,025
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty
108th $1,471
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
566th $3,310
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #5: THE COLOSSUS - €550 No-Limit Hold'em
213th €1,625
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #6: €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha
18th €3,594
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #4: €1,650 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
13th €3,977
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
2382nd $832
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
Main Event
57th $7,720
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
26th $16,573
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
42nd $8,455
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $1,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em
75th $2,850
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #11: $1,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
41st $7,498
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Four Handed)
28th $7,004
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
27th €3,846
2012 World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic
Main Event
7th $43,690
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
86th $73,805
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 35: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em
2nd $129,766
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
49th $10,436
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
72nd $4,287
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
109th $5,295
2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Main Event
43rd $37,500
2011 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #2: €1,090 No-Limit Hold'em
20th €6,269
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
5th $79,315
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
15th $23,537
2009 World Series of Poker Europe
Event 2 - £2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha
1st £104,677
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 48 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em
36th $16,024
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 7 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha w/ rebuys
2nd $483,755

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