Ari Engel [1] | |||||||
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Nickname(s) | BodogAri [2] BacBillNat9 [3] | ||||||
World Series of Poker | |||||||
Bracelet(s) | 4 | ||||||
Final table(s) | 19 (including unofficial) | ||||||
Money finish(es) | 160 | ||||||
Highest ITM Main Event finish | 130th, 2022 | ||||||
World Poker Tour | |||||||
Money finish(es) | 21 | ||||||
European Poker Tour | |||||||
Final table(s) | 1 | ||||||
Money finish(es) | 4 | ||||||
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Alan "Ari" Engel is a 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]
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 exceeds $8,600,000. [1] He rankes tenth among Canadian poker players in regard to all-time winnings. [16]
Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
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2019 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em (Event #48) | $427,399 |
2021 | $10,000 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better - Championship (Event #9) | $317,076 |
2023O | $500 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo 6-Max (Online Bracelet Event #28) | $38,197 |
2024O | $400 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo (Online Bracelet Event #29) | $34,200 |
An "O" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won during the World Series of Poker Online
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