ThinkingPoker is Andrew “Foucault” Brokos’ web presence. He’s been blogging on poker (plus a bit of urban debate, and occasional personal adventures) since December ’06.

About Andrew “Foucault” Brokos:
Andrew Brokos is professional online poker player who delves into the occasional live tournament.

He began his online career with a focus on multi-table tournaments, but has come to specialize in cash games as well. His recent tournament scores include cashing four out of the last five years at the WSOP Main Event (coming in 35th in 2008 and 87th in 2010), winning 2010 FTOPs event #25 (2k 2-day NLHE), and coming in 3rd in 2010 WCOOP Event #55 ($530 NLHE).

He chronicles his poker play on his blog, writes regular feature articles for CardPlayer.com and Two-Plus-Two Magazine, serves as a Core Pro on video instruction site PokerSavvyPlus, and in 2011 joined Team PokerStars Online.

In addition to his poker playing and writing, Andrew is a non-profit entrepreneur. After working with the Chicago Urban Debate League and the National Assoc. of Urban Debate Leagues during college, Andrew founded the Boston Debate League to bring competitive policy debate to Boston Public Schools students. He continues to assist the League and serves as a member on its Board of Directors.

Andrew grew up in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Philosophy.

Contact Andrew using this handy form. If that gives you trouble he can also be reached at contact@[this site's web address]. Be sure to include the word contact in the subject line to get your message past our spam filter.

[For a little more background on Andrew, check out this essay he wrote for his Two Plus Two 'carpal tunnel' post that describes how he ended up becoming a poker pro]