Andy Bloch
| Andy Bloch | |
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 Andy Bloch (2007) |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | June 1, 1969 |
| place of birth |
 New Haven
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| place of residence |
Las Vegas
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| Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
| Highest prize money | $ 1,029,600 |
| Total prize money | $ 5,369,285 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelets | 1 |
| Cashes | 54 |
| Best main event | no cash |
| Main Event of the World Poker Tour | |
| title | no |
| Cashes | 9 |
| Last updated: March 7, 2020 | |
Andrew "Andy" Elliot Bloch (born June 1, 1969 in New Haven , Connecticut ) is a professional American poker player .
Career
Before he started playing poker, he studied at two of the most prestigious universities. He graduated from Harvard and received a diploma from MIT in Cambridge . He was a member of the famous MIT blackjack team .
Bloch began playing poker seriously in 1992 when he was playing tournaments with small entry fees. He reached a final table at a World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament in Las Vegas in 1996 . After his bar exam in 1999, he turned to professional poker for good. In 2001 he reached two more final tables at WoSOP . He finished third twice in the World Poker Tour (WPT) main event and won a WPT side event. In 2005, he won the Ultimate Poker Challenge after leaving Erik Seidel , Ted Forrest and Scott Fischman behind at the final table . At the 2006 WSOP , Bloch made it to heads-up at the $ 50,000 HORSE tournament . He played against David "Chip" Reese and lost in over seven hours and 286 hands, but won $ 1 million in prize money . In late 2006, Bloch won the Pro-Am Equalizer and $ 500,000 in prize money. Seated at the final table were Allen Cunningham , Phil Ivey , Phil Laak and David Williams . In the 2008 WSOP Bloch had the chance to be first again Bracelet at an event in the Variant Pot-Limit Hold'em . This time, however, he had to admit defeat to Nenad Medić in the heads-up and make do with second place again. So the saying “Best Poker Player without a Bracelet” stuck to him. In early June 2012 Bloch finally won his bracelet and the world title in Seven Card Stud at the WSOP . Bloch was a member of Full Tilt Poker's Team Full Tilt .
In total, Bloch has earned almost 5.5 million US dollars with poker in live tournaments.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Andy Bloch in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- Andy Bloch in the database of the Global Poker Index (English)
- Andy Bloch in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andy Bloch in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 10, 2018.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bloch, Andy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bloch, Andrew Elliot (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poker player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Haven , Connecticut , United States |