Andrew Beal

First job fixing used television sets; sold to low-income families. Bought Lansing, Mich. rental home at age 19. Started Beal Bank 1988, made fortune buying up cheap loans from desperate bankers during S&L crisis. Opened Beal Bank Nevada 2004. Passion for poker: took on pro players Doyle Brunson and Phil Ivey at the Bellagio in Las Vegas in some of the highest-stakes private cash games ever played.