Poker pro Lindgren folds again as creditors up the ante

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Steve Marcus

Poker professional Erick Lindgren competes during Day 2B of the World Series of Poker main event at the Rio Tuesday, July 12, 2011.

Wed, Jun 17, 2015 (11:25 p.m.)

Erick Lindgren, a professional poker player who made millions in competitions including the World Series of Poker, filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in three years.

The PokerStars online gambling service sued Lindgren after he failed to return a $2 million payment erroneously deposited into his account by its Full Tilt Poker unit. Lindgren also didn’t repay a $531,807 loan, according to papers filed in January in federal court in Nevada.

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