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		Andrew Black Andrew Black was born in 1966 and lives in Dublin, Ireland. Black entered this year's WSOP Main Event with a little help from his friends back in Ireland - the players and dealers of the Merrion Club in Dublin put up the $10,000 entry fee for Black. Black did them proud with a 5th place finish in an entry field of 5619 players - good enough for an even $2 million in prize money. Andrew Black entered the final table as the chip leader with about 8.1 million in chips, but the luck of the Irish wasn't enough for first place. This year's Main Event was not Black's first, he came in 14th in 1997 and cashed out $29,680 (by comparison, this years 14th place paid 400,000). Being so close to the bracelet in 1997 was enough for Black to return to the WSOP after a taking time off to practice Buddhism and become a Buddhist monk. Black claims his religious practices have helped him better manage his emotions at the poker table and become a better player. Black seems to be putting some of that 2 million dollar bank roll into circulation since the Main Event - he's had a 3rd place finish in the No Limit Hold ‘em event at the 2005 Borgata Poker Open worth $38,475, and two other cashes in tournaments in Dublin totaling roughly another 10k. Andrew was nominated for Cardplayer's Sportsmanship Award and is a well liked and respected player on the tournament circuit. Black mainly plays poker online, but with his new tournament bank roll and higher state of consciousness under his belt, we're sure to see him in many more major tournaments in the near future. Click here for the Andrew Black stats page

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