Ari Engel
Alan "Ari" Engel is a Canadian professional mid-high stakes 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.
Engel first had major poker tournament success with a victory in the WSOP Circuit in Atlantic City in 2007. 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.
He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets. He won his first WSOP bracelet in a $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event for $427,399 in 2019. His second bracelet came in the World Series of Poker Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better World Championship in 2021.. He won his third in the $500 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo 6-Max in 2023. His last bracelet was also won online in a $400 No Limit Hold'em Turbo in 2024.
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.
As of June 2024, Engel's total live tournament winnings exceeded $8,600,000. He ranked tenth among Canadian poker players in regard to all-time winnings.