Ari Engel
Canadian poker player
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Alan "Ari" Engel is a Canadian professional mid-high stakes[1][2] poker player, primarily active on the World Series of Poker Tour but with perhaps more success on the World Series of Poker Circuit Tour, with a record 17 World Series of Poker circuit rings.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
| Ari Engel[1] | |||||||
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| Nickname(s) | BodogAri[2] BacBillNat9[3] | ||||||
| World Series of Poker | |||||||
| Bracelets | 4 | ||||||
| Final tables | 19 (including unofficial) | ||||||
| Money finishes | 160 | ||||||
| Highest WSOP Main Event finish | 130th, 2022 | ||||||
| World Poker Tour | |||||||
| Money finishes | 21 | ||||||
| European Poker Tour | |||||||
| Final table | 1 | ||||||
| Money finishes | 4 | ||||||
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Engel first had major poker tournament success with a victory in the WSOP Circuit in Atlantic City in 2007.[10] In August 2016, Engel had a third-place finish at the EPT € 10,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller 8 Handed event for € 307,900.[11]
He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets.[5] He won his first WSOP bracelet in a $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event for $427,399 in 2019.[12] His second bracelet came in the World Series of Poker Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better World Championship in 2021. ($317,076).[13] He won his third in the $500 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo 6-Max (Online Bracelet Event #28) in 2023.[14] His last bracelet was also won online in a $400 No Limit Hold'em Turbo (Online Bracelet Event #29) in 2024.[3]
Engel's best result to date is a first-place finish in the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, his only 7-digit score, for $1,120,110.[15]
As of June 2024, Engel's total live tournament winnings exceeded $8,600,000.[1] He ranked tenth among Canadian poker players in regard to all-time winnings.[16]
World Series of Poker bracelets
An "O" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won during the World Series of Poker Online