Andrew Robl (born September 27, 1986), is a former American professional

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player from

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. Robl admits going broke several times before finding success. As a teenager, Andrew 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. At the age of 21, he moved to

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to pursue a profession in poker. In 2008, Andrew Robl appeared on season 4 on the classic poker TV show ''

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'' on NBC. In 2013, he won the

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$100,000 Challenge for $1,055,699. Robl infamously lost a televised $532,000 hand of poker to Toby Lewis after his quad nines lost to quad queens. As of 2021, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,800,000. That sum was accumulated by cashing in 35 different events over the course of 12 years.

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Andrew Robl Hendon Mob profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robl, Andrew American poker players Living people 1986 births People from Okemos, Michigan