Posts Tagged ‘Andy Black’
Heads Up: Andy Black Versus Jordan Morgan
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Heads Up
Welcome back to another round of the Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up Challenge, where we take 64 of our top pros and pit them against one another in metaphorical steel-cage death matches to determine the greatest Full Tilt Poker pro of them all. This week’s match is the third of our 6 seed versus 11 seed showdowns, with Andy “Tilt happens” Black taking on Jordan “Luck has nothing to do with it” Morgan. Let’s get this show on the road:
Tags: Andy Black, Jordan Morgan
The Pros Speak: Andy Black
Posted by The Captain | Filed under The Pros Speak
Andy Black is unlike any other poker player you’re ever likely to meet. He is, in fact, unlike any other human you’re likely to meet. And that’s what makes spending some time with him so fascinating.
Raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Black took a path less travelled and headed south to Dublin where he eventually earned a law degree at Trinity College. Again, however, he veered “off course”, choosing to pursue his passion for poker rather than his love of law. Following two heart-breaking appearances at the WSOP Main Event in the late 1990s, Black turned his back on the game he loved and disappeared from site for five years. He disappeared to England, nursed his wounds, and took up Buddhism. It was a break that served him well.
Bright, gregarious, and maybe just a little nuts, Black is, if nothing else, an original thinker. We were lucky enough to corner him for a brief conversation and, well, we’ll let Andy speak for himself. Enjoy a look at poker and philosophy from one of the game’s brightest minds:
Tags: Andy Black, Phil Ivey
