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.[3][4][5][6]
| Ari Engel[1] | |||||
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| Nickname(s) | BodogAri[2] | ||||
| World Series of Poker | |||||
| Bracelet(s) | 3 | ||||
| Final table(s) | 16 (including unofficial) | ||||
| Money finish(es) | 137 | ||||
| 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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Engel first had major poker tournament success with a victory in the WSOP Circuit in Atlantic City in 2007.[7] 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.[8]
He has won three World Series of Poker bracelets.[4] He won his first WSOP bracelet in a $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event for $427,399 in 2019.[9] His second bracelet came in the World Series of Poker Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better World Championship in 2021. ($317,076).[10] He won his third in the $500 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo 6-Max (Online Bracelet Event #28) in 2023.[11]
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.[12]
Engel has a way to play the game based on positions (before the flop as well as after the flop) rather than a fixed range (or ranges) for all situations, making the game oversimplified but could also make the game tougher if several opponents has the same strategy.[13][14]
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.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Alan Engel's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ a b "WSOP Player Profile - Ari Engel". WSOP.com.
- ^ Richards, Connor (2023-08-16). "Ari Engel Wins 14th & 15th WSOP Circuit Rings; Tied for 1st on All-Time Ring List". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ a b Hintze, Haley (October 15, 2023). "Ari Engel wins third career bracelet as WSOP Online series enters final weekend". Poker.org. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ Lucchesi, Ryan (February 26, 2024). "Ari Engel Claims Record 17th World Series Of Poker Circuit Gold Ring". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ Sofen, Jon (2024-02-25). "Ari Engel Extends WSOP Circuit Record with 17th Ring". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "$300 + 40 No Limit Hold'em - WSOP Circuit - WSOPC Atlantic City, Atlantic City". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "€ 10,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller 8 Handed (Event #49) - European Poker Tour - EPT Barcelona, Barcelona". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ Mason, Jen (2019-06-23). "Ari Engel Wins His First WSOP Bracelet and $427,399 in Event #48: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Richards, Connor (2021-10-08). "Ari Engel Wins Second WSOP Bracelet in $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 Championship; Hellmuth Fifth". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ Hansen, Matt (2023-10-18). "WSOP Online US: Rabinowitz Scores First Bracelet, Engel Adds Another as Series Wraps Up". www.pokernews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Fast, Erik (January 31, 2016). "Ari Engel Wins 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Ari Engel Wins Event 10 for $6,647 - Claims 14th WSOP Circuit Ring". WSOP.com. August 2023.
- ^ "Ari Engel Wins Event 11 for $6,564 - Now Tied for Most Rings All-Time". WSOP.com. August 2023.
- ^ "Canada All Time Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2024-06-13.