Alan "Ari" Engel, born on September fifth, nineteen eighty-three, is a distinguished Canadian professional poker player known for his prowess in mid-high stakes games. He has made a significant mark on the World Series of Poker Tour, but his remarkable achievements are perhaps most evident on the World Series of Poker Circuit Tour, where he holds an impressive record of seventeen circuit rings.
Engel's journey in the world of poker began to gain momentum in two thousand seven when he clinched his first major tournament victory at the WSOP Circuit in Atlantic City. His career continued to flourish, highlighted by a notable third-place finish at the European Poker Tour's €10,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller 8 Handed event in August two thousand sixteen, which earned him three hundred seven thousand nine hundred euros.
Among his accolades, Engel has secured four coveted World Series of Poker bracelets. His inaugural bracelet was won in a two thousand five hundred dollar No Limit Hold'em event in two thousand nineteen, bringing him four hundred twenty-seven thousand three hundred ninety-nine dollars. He followed this success with a bracelet in the Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better World Championship in two thousand twenty-one, which netted him three hundred seventeen thousand seventy-six dollars. His most recent victories include two online bracelets in two thousand twenty-three and two thousand twenty-four, showcasing his adaptability in the evolving poker landscape.
Engel's crowning achievement to date is his first-place finish at the two thousand sixteen Aussie Millions Poker Championship, where he earned his only seven-digit score of one million one hundred twenty thousand one hundred ten dollars. As of June two thousand twenty-four, his total live tournament winnings have surpassed eight million six hundred thousand dollars, placing him tenth among Canadian poker players in terms of all-time winnings.