Andrew Black

Andy Black on Heads Up with Richard Herring
Nickname(s)	The Monk
Hometown	Dublin, Ireland
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	0
Money finishes	6(+1)
Highest ITM main event finish	5, 2005
World Poker Tour
Titles	0
Final tables	0
Money Finishes	2

Andrew (Andy) Black (born 20 July 1965) is a poker player from Belfast, Northern Ireland, who presently resides in Dublin. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x576, 242 KB) Summary Still from Heads Up with Richard Herring. ... Richard Herring Heads Up with Richard Herring or HUWRH, is a British celebrity chat show written by and starring Richard Herring (the comedian formerly of Lee and Herring) and featuring professional poker players and celebrities talking about their lives, their careers and their love of poker. ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... A game of Texas holdem, the most popular form of poker, in progress. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

Black played cards with his mother when he was younger, and began playing more seriously in 1986, whilst he was studying for a law degree at Trinity College, Dublin. He was a member of a long running poker school in the Junior Common Room (The JCR), that previously had noted poker players Donnacha O'Dea and Padraig Parkinson as members. He also began playing in the Griffin Casino in Dublin, reportedly because of the free food and coffee. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Donnacha ODea is a former Irish Olympian swimmer turned professional poker player. ... Professional poker player from Ireland. ...

He was knocked out of the 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event by the eventual winner, Stu Ungar. There were rumors that Ungar got lucky and defeated Mr. Blacks A/K while holding A/Q. This was dispelled by Andrew Black himself on Full Tilt Poker, 12/10/06 who candidly affirmed that Ungar "just outplayed me" and that the A/K vs. A/Q story was nothing more than journalistic spice. The 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... Stuart Errol The Kid Ungar (September 8, 1953 - November 22, 1998) was a professional poker and gin rummy player, considered to be among the best in history at both games. ... Full Tilt Poker Logo Full Tilt Poker is an online poker cardroom launched in June 2004 with the involvement of a team of poker professionals, among them Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch and Chris Ferguson. ...

The following year a documentary titled Million Dollar Deal (narrated by John 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-monastic Buddhist environment for 5 years. John Hurt as Chancellor Adam Sutler in V for Vendetta. ... Monastery of St. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by...

Black successfully returned to poker in 2004, dominating in Irish tournaments and placing fifth in the 2005 WSOP main event. He led the final table of the main event at one stage holding over 1/3rd of the chips in play, however he succumbed to a number of bad beats by players making questionable calls and finished 5th, winning $1.75m. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2005 he appeared on the chatshow Heads Up with Richard Herring to discuss his faith and his poker career. Richard Herring Heads Up with Richard Herring or HUWRH, is a British celebrity chat show written by and starring Richard Herring (the comedian formerly of Lee and Herring) and featuring professional poker players and celebrities talking about their lives, their careers and their love of poker. ...

Since the 2005 WSOP main event, he has made a money finish on both the European Poker Tour and the World Poker Tour . In 2006 Andrew made the final table of the Tournament of Champions where he once again held a huge chip lead only to cripple his stack when he overplayed AK and ran into Daniel Negreanu holding pocket Kings. Andrew once again was eliminated in 5th place earning $100,000. Andrew has enjoyed a spectacular start to 2007 placing 2nd for $100,000 in the Pot Limit Omaha event and 3rd in the No Limit Main Event for $750,000 at the Aussie Millions in Melbourne, Australia. The European Poker Tour (EPT) began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold em popularity. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Envisioned as a continuing poker tournament series, the Tournament of Champions, shortened to TOC for simplicity, was founded in January 2005 by a small group of friends who had been playing Texas Holdem and other poker variants on a regular basis for several years but wanted to expand their... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Crown Australian Poker Championship, commonly known as Aussie Millions is a poker tournament held in Crown Casino, Australia. ...

Andrew is an offical pro at Full Tilt Poker Full Tilt Poker Logo Full Tilt Poker is an online poker cardroom launched in June 2004 with the involvement of a team of poker professionals, among them Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch and Chris Ferguson. ...

As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,600,000. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

External links

• Andy Blacks website
• Andy Blacks Full Tilt website
• Hendon Mob tournament results
• Gutshot Card Club tournament results
• Article in Tricycle (Buddhist) magazine
• Gutshot.com Interview