Andy Bloch: Engineer, Lawyer & Poker Player
Some of the fans of professional poker player Andy Bloch probably know that while he was seriously playing poker in the 1990s, he was also a law student at Harvard University. Well, we just don't know if his fans are also aware that prior to becoming a lawyer, this professional poker player was already a graduate of two engineering degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. So, what does Andy Block really want to do with his life? Let's learn more about the interesting life of this engineer, lawyer and professional poker player.
Born on June 1, 1969, Andrew Bloch started to become serious in playing poker in 1992. During that time, he was fond of joining small poker events on a monthly basis. It was in the same year that this professional poker player participated in a No-Limit Texas Hold'em event of the World Poker Finals tournament, wherein he won.
Despite being a double degree holder in the field of engineering and being a law degree holder, Andy Bloch is indeed a normal student. Like most students, he also experienced cutting classes just so he could participate in the main event of the World Series of Poker in 1997. Fortunately, cutting classes did not discourage him from abandoning his studies in Harvard. In 1999, he passed the bar exam. It was during that time though that Andy Bloch also realized that poker was what he really wanted to do in his life.
As much as he wanted to start his profession as a lawyer, Andy Bloch's success in the poker world would just not stop. In 2001, he experienced being one of the professional poker players left at the final table of two World Series of Poker events.
In 2002, this professional poker player placed first at a poker game conducted at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. In such event, he played seven-card stud. In the same year, he also finished third in two World Poker Tour events.
In 2006, Andy Bloch placed second in the US$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event conducted by the World Series of Poker. It was also in 2006 when this professional poker player won against poker giant Phil Laak at the Pro-Am Poker Equalizer event. The grand prize he took home amounted to US$500,000.
His achievements in the poker world also include being the winner in the second season of Ultimate Poker Challenge.
Of course, this professional poker player does not only play in live tournaments, he also plays online at the Web site of Full Tilt Poker, donating his winnings to different charitable institutions across the world.