14 Facts About Andy Frankenberger

Andy Frankenberger is a professional poker player and former equity derivatives trader from New York City.

Andy Frankenberger followed this up by winning back to back bracelets at the World Series of Poker in 2011 and 2012.

Andy Frankenberger has been prominently featured in financial media including The Wall Street Journal, Fox Business Network, and Bloomberg Television.

Andy Frankenberger was born in New York City and grew up in Andover, Massachusetts.

Andy Frankenberger studied Russian at Phillips Academy and spent a Semester in Siberia on an exchange program where he became fluent in Russian.

Andy Frankenberger graduated from Duke University with degrees in Economics and Russian.

Andy Frankenberger then worked on Wall Street for 14 years, joining the team that founded the currency trading desk for JP Morgan in Moscow, and returned to the United States to work as an Equity Derivatives trader for JP Morgan and BNP Paribas.

Andy Frankenberger collected $750,000 for winning the WPT Season 9 Legends of Poker event in 2010, and followed that up with another WPT final table at the Festa al Lago event later that year for $161,200.

Andy Frankenberger reached his third WPT final table at the WPT Season 10 World Poker Finals in 2011, finishing 5th for $99,585.

At the 2011 World Series of Poker, Andy Frankenberger won his first WSOP bracelet in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event, outlasting a field of 2,500.

At the 2012 World Series of Poker, Andy Frankenberger won his second World Series of Poker bracelet in the $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em tournament, defeating Phil Ivey heads-up to earn $445,899.

Andy Frankenberger won the Premier League Mixed Game Championship in London in November 2011 for $100,000.

Andy Frankenberger has been quoted underlining the importance of a correct decision on the flop cause if you're doing a bad decision, in according to potodds, on the flop, you're likely to have odds for calling with a marginal hand on future streets.

Andy Frankenberger was named to Woman Poker Player Magazine's 2011 Top Ten Hottest Men in Poker.