Andrew Robl
{{Short description|American poker player (born 1986)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox poker player
| name = Andrew Robl
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|09|27}}
| birth_place = Okemos, Michigan
| wsop bracelet count = None
| wsop final tables = 1
| wsop money finishes = 9
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| wpt titles = 0
| wpt final tables = 1
| wpt money finishes = 8
| ept titles = 0
| ept final tables = 1
| ept money finishes = 1
| updated = 2022-04-25
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Andrew Robl (born September 27, 1986), is an American professional poker player from Okemos, Michigan.{{Cite web |last=Holloway |first=Chad |last2=Nuwwarah |first2=Mo |date=July 1, 2015 |title=The Five Biggest Hands from Day 2 of the Super High Roller $400/$800/$200 Cash Game |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2015/07/the-five-biggest-hands-from-day-2-of-shr-cash-game-22117.htm |access-date=September 6, 2015 |website=PokerNews Global}} Robl admits going broke several times before finding success.
As a teenager, Robl discovered poker by watching ESPN’s coverage of the World Series of Poker. He started playing the game with his friends – and in online cash games, even though being underaged at the time. During the summer between his senior year in high school and freshman year in college, he made between $70,000 and $80,000 playing online poker.{{Cite web|title=Andrew Robl's Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life|url=http://somuchpoker.com/andrew-robls-life-net-worth-biggest-profits-losses-and-private-life/|website=Somuchpoker.com}}
At the age of 21, he moved to Las Vegas to pursue a profession in poker.{{Cite web| title = Andrew Robl Bio| work = CardPlayer| accessdate = September 6, 2015| url = http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/54694-andrew-robl/bio}}
In 2008, Robl appeared on season 4 on the poker television show Poker After Dark on NBC. He was on the Nets vs Vets episode.{{Cite web |title=Poker After Dark (PAD) Season IV, Week 2 - Nets vs Vets |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=32771 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
In 2013, he won the Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge for $1,055,699.{{Cite web |last=Holloway |first=Chad |date=January 28, 2013 |title=Andrew Robl Wins 2013 Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2013/01/andrew-robl-wins-2013-aussie-millions-100-000-challenge-14221.htm |access-date=September 6, 2015 |website=PokerNews Global}}
Robl infamously lost a televised $532,000 hand of poker to Toby Lewis after his quad nines lost to quad queens during the PartyPoker.com World Open VI tournament.{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Nick |date=2017-11-21 |title=Watch two poker pros get four of a kind in one insane hand |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/11/watch-two-poker-pros-go-all-in-with-four-of-a-kind-in-one-insane-hand |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=For The Win|publisher=USA Today |language=en-US}}
As of 2021, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,800,000.{{Cite web |title=Andrew Robl's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=96130 |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} That sum was accumulated by cashing in 35 different events over the course of 12 years.
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/54694-andrew-robl Card Player profile]
- [https://www.globalpokerindex.com/poker-players/andrew-robl-96130/ Global Poker Index profile]
- [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=96130 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/andrew-robl/ PokerNews profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/andrew-robl/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=24186 WSOP profile]
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