| Andy Black | |
|---|---|
 Andy Black at the2008 World Series of Poker inLas Vegas | |
| Nickname | The Monk |
| Born | (1965-07-20)20 July 1965 (age 60) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet | None |
| Money finishes | 36 |
| Highest WSOP Main Event finish | 5th,2005 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title | None |
| Final table | None |
| Money finishes | 3 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title | None |
| Final table | 1 |
| Money finishes | 5 |
| Information last updated on9 June 2020. | |
Andrew Black (born 20 July 1965) is apoker player fromBelfast,Northern Ireland, who presently resides inDublin.
Black played cards with his mother when he was younger. He began playing more seriously in 1986, whilst he was studying for a law degree at Trinity College, Dublin. Black also began playing in the Griffin Casino in Dublin, reportedly because of the free food and coffee.
Black was knocked out of the1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP)Main Event by the eventual winner,Stu Ungar. The following year, a documentary titledMillion Dollar Deal (narrated byJohn Hurt) was made of his visit to the same tournament. When he lost that too, he discarded all his possessions, travelled to England and lived in a semi-monasticBuddhist environment for five years.[1]
Black successfully returned to poker in 2004, dominating in Irish tournaments and placing fifth in the2005 World Series of Poker main event. He led the final table of the main event at one stage holding over one-third of the chips in play; however, he was unable to maintain this lead and finished fifth, winning $1,750,000.[2]
In 2005, he appeared on the chat showHeads Up with Richard Herring to discuss his faith and his poker career. Since the 2005 World Series of Poker main event, he had made a money finish on both theEuropean Poker Tour and theWorld Poker Tour. In 2006, Black made the final table of theTournament of Champions, where he once again held a huge chip lead, only to cripple his stack when he overplayed AK and ran intoDaniel Negreanu holding pocket Kings. Black once again was eliminated in fifth place, earning $100,000.[3]
Black enjoyed a spectacular start to 2007, placing second for $100,000 in the Pot Limit Omaha event and third in the No Limit Main Event for $700,000, at theAussie Millions inMelbourne, Australia.[4][5] At the EPT Grand Final inMonte Carlo, Black once again enjoyed a deep run in a major event, reaching the final table before exiting in seventh for almost $320,000.[6] In 2007, Black won the Pot Limit Omaha side event at the Irish Open.[7]
At the2007 World Series of Poker, Black finished in the money in two Pot Limit Omaha events, finishing seventh and 11th respectively.[8][9]
In 2008, Black beatRoland De Wolfe heads-ups to win Premier League Poker II and $250,000.[10] His year continued with a 16th place in theWPT World Poker Classic for $105,525 and three further cash finishes in the WSOP.[11]
Black had deep runs in theIrish Poker Open in 2010–2013, finishing just outside the final table in 10th place in 2011 and in eighth place in 2012. In 2010, he was the subject of RTÉ Radio One's Shuffle Up And Deal. Black joined 616 players at Dublin's Bonnington Hotel for the €230/$248 Amateur Championship of Poker (ACOP) in February 2019, placing first. As of September 2020, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,885,354.[12] His 36 cashes as the WSOP account for $2,527,162 of those winnings.[13]