Pat Poels
American poker player
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Patrick Poels (born c. 1968) is an American professional poker player from Mesa, Arizona and a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner.[1] He currently leads the engineering team at Snyk as the company's SVP of Engineering, and formerly led engineering for Eventbrite as the company's CTO.[2]
| Pat Poels | |
|---|---|
Poels after winning his first bracelet at the 2005 World Series of Poker | |
| Born | c. 1968 (age 57–58) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelets | 2 |
| Money finishes | 11 |
| Highest WSOP Main Event finish | 253rd, 2005 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Money finishes | 2 |
Poels won the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $1500 Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or Better event earning $270,100, defeating two-time bracelet winner John Lukas in the heads-up play. Then a year later he won his second bracelet in the $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8 or Better event. event.[1]
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $900,000.[3]
