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The Monk Takes Second In Belfast Poker Event

By launchpoker, Dec 22, 2005

Andy Black is a well known name to anyone who has followed poker for long. Even if a person wasn’t aware of his failed bids in the 90’s for the WSOP that ended up in a movie and Andy’s life as a Buddhist monk, his play at the 2005 WSOP final table was certainly worth of recognition.


Black is certainly back to stay in the pro poker circuit, and he nearly made off with the first place spot at the recent Northern Ireland Poker Championship that took place in his own backyard.
But it wasn’t to be as Black came in second, with a nice £22,140 prize, loosing his heads up battle with Paddy McCloskey, who took first and nearly £50,000.


The final results were:


1st Paddy McCloskey £49,200


2nd Andy Black £22,140


3rd T Chessa £9,840


4th Brian Lagan £7,380


5th Jim Cotter £6,150


6th R Deans £4,920


7th Trevor Reardon £4,305


8th Eddie Swafield £3,075


9th Shane Harker £2,460