2.5MM, not bad. Andy Frankenberger, a former equity derivatives trader turned professional poker player, collected $446,000 with his second win at a World Series of Poker event. Frankenberger, 39, outlasted a field of 179 players to win the 17th event on the World Series schedule yesterday in Las Vegas, where he beat Phil Ivey in head-to-head action to take the top prize in the $10,000 pot-limit hold âem tournament. Andrew Frankenberger, a former trader turned professional poker player. At the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Frankenberger left the trading desk at BNP Paribas SA (BNP) in New York three years ago to travel and in 2010 started playing tournament poker, which has now turned into his career. He won his first World Series of Poker event last year and earned a second gold bracelet by taking down Ivey, who has won eight WSOP events. Frankenberger, who also worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co. after earning an economics degree from Duke University, has now won about $2.5 million in live tournaments. âI left Wall Street having no idea that I was going to play poker professionally,â Frankenberger told the World Series of Pokerâs website. âWith the successes, I decided to do so. And it was a great decision. Iâm really enjoying myself, Iâm traveling, playing poker. I couldnât be any happier.â http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...er-wins-446-000-at-world-series-of-poker.html
Video interview with him: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/94782773-the-psychology-of-risk-trading-and-poker.html He says good things. I know it's a trading forum but in your opinion if I wanted to start in poker which may be good books to learn Andy's way of thinking?
âI left Wall Street having no idea that I was going to play poker professionally, my wife said she is going to leave me because of my obsession with poker but I think she is bluffing"â Frankenberger told the World Series of Pokerâs website.