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Andy Bloch played a little poker with friends, but he didn't get serious about poker until after he graduated from MIT in 1992. Andy Bloch biography, links, photos and other interesting info.
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Andy Bloch
Biography
Andy was always playing card games with his friends and family, and winning. He played a little poker with friends, but he
didn't get serious about poker until after he graduated from MIT with two electrical engineering degrees in 1992.
Andy Bloch started playing some small $35 weekly tournaments at Foxwoods, making the 2-hour trip sometimes once a month.
And by the end of the year, his name was on the winner's board.
Andy tried to capitalize on poker's popularity and joined up with other top pros including Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson,
Phil Gordon, and Phil Ivey, in representing the new on-line poker site called Full Tilt Poker.
Andy is also an extremely skilled Blackjack card counter, though he focuses mainly on playing Poker nowadays.
Andy Bloch was once a member of the now famous MIT Blackjack team, who made a lot of money beating the casinos at
Blackjack in the 1990s. Andy estimated he had earned "six figures" counting cards.
2005 Results
Date: 29 Mar
Position: 20th
Winnings: $10,352
Event: 2005 World Poker Challenge
Date: 15 Mar
Position: 1st
Winnings: $25,495
Event: Rio Las Vegas Poker Festival
Date: 18 Feb
Position: 13th
Winnings: $46,498
Event: 2005 L.A. Poker Classic
2004 Results
Date: 10 Nov
Position: 29th
Winnings: $1,000
Event: 2004 Monte Carlo Millions
Date: 26 Oct
Position: 6th
Winnings: $1,400
Event: 2004 Plaza Ultimate Poker Challenge
Date: 01 Oct
Position: 1st
Winnings: $102,750
Event: 2004 Hot Tex! Tournament
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