Some avid fans of poker players in the late '90s are probably familiar of the name Andrew Black. That is because Andrew Black has technically been engaged in the poker industry since 1986. Some unfortunate circumstances led him to abandon his dream of becoming one of the best professional poker players. However, he realized that poker was really his passion, which was why in 2004, he decided to return to the world of poker…which he was able to do with success. Read on to find out how and why Andrew Black left the poker industry, as well as why he decided to make a comeback.
Andrew Black learned to play poker from his mother at a very early age. When he thought he was competent enough to play such casino game, he decided to take poker more seriously in 1986. While he was studying law at Trinity College, Andrew Black also became an active member of the Junior Common Room, a group that also made Irish professional poker players Padraig Parkinson and Donnacha O'Dea famous. Furthermore, he was also frequently seen playing at the Griffin Casino in Dublin, Ireland. Andrew Black confessed that aside from poker, the reason why he frequented the Griffin Casino was because of the free coffee and free food.
In 1997, Andrew Black decided to participate in high stakes poker. He joined the main event of the World Series of Poker and lost against grand prize winner Stu Ungar. Such loss led to many other losses. This was the time that Andrew Black decided to abandon his career as a professional poker player. He decided to get rid of all of his possessions and travel to England to live in an environment described as semi-monastic Buddhist. Andrew Black lived this way for approximately five years.
Andrew Black may have been discouraged by his losses from continuing his life in the poker industry. However, his passion for poker just could not make him abandon the industry just like that. That's why in 2004, he surprised many professional poker players and other poker enthusiasts with his comeback.
It seemed as if his decision to make a comeback was right because he started to win major poker tournaments in Ireland. Such achievements allowed him to earn respect from other poker giants.
In 2005, this professional poker player believed that he was prepared to venture internationally, which was why he participated in the main event of the World Series of Poker. The audience and his opponents were in awe as he ended in fifth place successfully.
If during the '1990s, his losses led to many other losses, his comeback in 2004 has led him from one victory to another. This professional poker player also participated in such poker tournaments as the World Poker Tour and the European Poker Tour. This professional poker player is also recognized as a professional online poker player of Full Tilt Poker.
