of Poker Main Event, Black played day 1A. He was one of the early chip leaders, building his stack from 20,000 to over 80,000. Despite this, Black did not make it past day 1. He was eliminated when his 45 ran into AA on a 433 flop. In 2008, Black beat Roland De Wolfe heads-ups to win Premier League Poker II and $250,000. His 2008 continued with a 16th place in the WPT World Poker Classic for $105,525 and three further cash finishes in the WSOP. He has had deep runs in the Irish Poker Open in 2010–2013, finishing just outside the final table in 10th place in 2011 and in 8th place in 2012. In 2010 he was the subject of RTÉ Radio One's Shuffle Up And Deal. Black joined 616 players at Dublin's Bonnington Hotel for the €230/$248 Amateur Championship of Poker (ACOP) in February 2019, placing first. As of September 2020, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,885,354. His 36 cashes as the WSOP account for $2,527,162 of those winnings. Notes External links RTÉ Radio One's Shuffle Up And Deal PokerListings. Andy Black looks back on almost 20 years of WSOP main event action Andy Black Scores Another Home Win at 2019 Dublin Amateur Poker Festival Who are the all-time leaders in Poker in Europe? Part 2. Northern Europe 1965 births Living people Buddhists from Northern Ireland Irish poker players Poker commentators Poker players from Northern Ireland Sportspeople from Belfast