András Koroknai

András Koroknai
Personal information
Year of birth	1981 or 1982
Birthplace	Hungary Debrecen
Nicknames 0 0	Frccsï…PokerStars kori23Full Tilt Poker kori25partypoker
Residence	Hungary Debrecen
Poker Tournaments
Highest live prize money	1.788.040 $
Total live prize money	3.616.640 $
World Series of Poker
Bracelets	none
Money Placements	8
Best Main Event	6. (2012)
World Poker Tour Main Event
Title	1
Money Placements	1
European Poker Tour Main Event
Title	none
Money Placements	1
Last updated: January 16, 2020

András Koroknai (born 1981 or 1982 in Debrecen)^[1] is a professional Hungarian poker player.

Personal

Koroknai studied at the University of Debrecen.^[1]

Poker career

Koroknai played online from August 2006 to January 2013 under the nicknames Frccsï… (PokerStars), kori23 (Full Tilt Poker), and kori25 (partypoker) with tournament winnings of nearly $65,000.^[2] Since 2008, he has also participated in renowned live tournaments.^[3]

In early March 2010, Koroknai won the World Poker Tour ‘s L.A. Poker Classic in Los Angeles with a win purse of nearly $1.8 million.^[4] In June 2010, he was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, finishing in the money in a tournament of the No Limit Hold’em variety.^[5] He finished 339th in the Main Event that year for around $35,000 in prize money.^[6] In early December 2010, Koroknai won the Poker Open in Budapest, earning the equivalent of more than $100,000.^[7] At the 2012 WSOP, he played the Main Event again and became the first and so far only Hungarian with the second-largest chip stack to reach the final table, which was played at the end of October 2012.^[8] There, the only non-American finished in sixth place for more than $1.6 million in prize money.^[9] Before reaching the final table, Koroknai had already caused a stir twice after folding and turning his cards face up too early in hands against Gaëlle Baumann and Fabrizio González.^[8]

In total, Koroknai has earned over $3.5 million playing poker in live tournaments^[3] making him the third most successful Hungarian poker player after Márton Czuczor and Norbert Szécsi.^[10]

Web links

• András Koroknai in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (english)
• András Koroknai in the database of the Global Poker Index (English)
• András Koroknai in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
• András Koroknai in the PocketFives database (English)

Individual references

1. ↑ ^{a b} Getting to know the October Nine: Andras Koroknai the only non-American at final table on wsop.com, 20 July 2012, accessed 10 September 2016.
2. ↑ Kory in the PocketFives database, retrieved 10 September 2016 (English).
3. ↑ ^{a b} András Koroknai in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, retrieved 10 September 2016 (English).
4. ↑ 2010 L.A. Poker Classic ($10,000 No Limit Hold’em – Championship Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, retrieved on 10 September 2016 (English).
5. ↑ 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 ($1,500 No Limit Hold’em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, retrieved on 10 September 2016 (English).
6. ↑ 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 ($10,000 World Championship – No Limit Hold’em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, retrieved on 10 September 2016 (English).
7. ↑ Budapest Poker Open 2010 (Ft 350,000 No Limit Hold’em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, retrieved on 10 September 2016 (English).
8. ↑ ^{a b} Is octo-niner Andras Koroknai becoming a hate figure in the poker community?(Memento of September 15, 2016 on the Internet Archive) on pokerolymp.com, July 18, 2012, retrieved September 10, 2016.
9. ↑ 43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 ($10,000 World Championship – No Limit Hold’em (Event #61)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, retrieved on 10 September 2016 (English).
10. ↑ Hungary All Time Money List in Hendon Mob Poker Database, retrieved September 1, 2019 (English).