Wow. Andy "The Monk" Black, impressed me. It's 4:00 a.m. PST and we've just finished a throughtful interview with him in the Press Room. At first, Andy declined the post table interview. Then he came back down and it was well worth the wait. His humility was admirable and his heart for poker, open and sincere.

When asked about his coming days, Andy said, "I'm not going to beat myself up too much.  I'm not the finished article yet. I've got a long way to go to improve my game. But I'm leaving with more confidence than when I came."

Not only is "The Monk" serious about his daily meditation, but he is also devoted to his son. Yesterday his six-year-old son called him  after he'd lost his chip lead.

"Daddy, I hear yo'ure not the master anymore."
"Son, I am the master," Andy related. Then he added to us, "I wouldn't say that to the general public, but I can say that to my son."

"I came into this World Series with a lot of abilities, but also the capability for impulsiveness. I've reduced it to a trickle as opposed to a gush." Andy said that he didn't think he'd be ready to win the WSOP until next year, claiming that he still has a lot more work to do on his game.

Though he won his seat through Party Poker, he was sporting support at the final table for Full Tilt. "I was quite clear with Party Poker  that they were poorly organized," he said of the online site that didn't come to see him until this morning.

Andrew Black came in 14th in the 1997 World Series of Poker. He's headed back to Ireland in just a few days with a 5th place title and $1,750,000.