Ari Engel

Ari Engel

Nationality
Canada
Canada
GPI Rank 683
WSOP Bracelets 2
Total Live Earnings $8,800,366
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Biography

Alan "Ari" Engel is a Canadian poker player and two-time WSOP bracelet winner and 13-time WSOP Circuit ring winner. Engel has cashed for over $8.3 million as of July 2023.

Biography

As a child, Engel spent 14 hours a day reading sacred texts at an Orthodox Jewish theological school near Chicago. His father was a rabbi, and after graduating from New York University in a double major in finance and business management, Engel had hoped to end up on Wall Street.

However, poker had other ideas. Ten days after turning $150 into $15,000 playing online, Engel quit his job to devote himself to poker full time.

Engel eventually headed to Las Vegas, cashing in the WSOP for the first time in 2006. Two years later he cashed at the Aussie Millions in Melbourne for the first time, and by 2011 he was playing in Europe. He finished sixth in the EPT Prague Main Event for over $150,000, the biggest cash of his career.

Throughout his career, Engel would amass cashes in the Philippines, England, Spain, Peru and his native Canada.

WSOP Circuit

Engel is one of the most prolific grinders of the WSOP Circuit and has 13 Circuit rings to show for it. Engel is tied with Daniel Lowery in third on the all-time Circuit ring list, trailing only Maurice Hawkins and Joshua Reichard.

Engel won his first Circuit ring in 2007 and won his latest in July 2023 in an online event in Michigan.

Ari Engel's WSOP Circuit Ring Victories

 DATEEVENTBUY-INPRIZE (IN USD)
 July 2023WSOPC MI Event #12 - $20,000 NLH 6-Max$215$8,926
 March 2023WSOPC PA Super Series Event #18 - $50,000 NLH Main Event 8-Max$525$22,546
 February 2022WSOPC NV/NJ $50,000 GTD PLO BIG $500 6-Max 3x Re-entry$500$14,412
 February 2021WSOPC Planet Hollywood Event #3: $50,000 GTD PLO BIG $500 6-Max$500$16,350
 March 2018WSOPC The Bike Event #5: $365 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better$365$9,730
 March 2016WSOPC NJ Event #7: $580 No-Limit Hold'em$580$17,221
 October 2014WSOPC Hammond Event #6: $580 H.O.R.S.E.$580$17,921
 August 2013WSOPC Foxwoods$580$29,634
 February 2013WSOPC Palm Beach Event #7: No-Limit Hold'em$580$26,501
 October 2012WSOPC Hammond Event #8: No-Limit Hold'em$1,125$55,503
 May 2012WSOPC Philadelphia Event #6: Mixed Pot Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha$345$8,292
 April 2009WSOPC Las Vegas Event #16: $1,060 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em$1,060$22,353
 March 2007WSOPC Atlantic City Event #3: $300 No-Limit Hold'em$300$63,018

2016 Aussie Millions

In 2016, Engel won the Aussie Millions Main Event for A$1.6 million (~$1.1 million). He defeated Tony Dunst heads-up at a final table featuring Samantha Abernathy and Kitty Kuo.

Engel also finished tenth in the 2018 Aussie Millions Main Event, and picked up a second Aussie Millions ring in 2019.

Engel at the World Series of Poker

Over the course of his career, Engel has won ten WSOP Circuit rings and two bracelets. His first came in 2019, winning Event #48: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $427,399.

In 2021, he doubled his tally with victory in Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship. He defeated Zachary Milchman after a six-hour heads-up battle.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
720th $27,500
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #97: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha
8th $34,411
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #80: $800 Independence Day Celebration No-Limit Hold'em
35th $16,300
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event (6-Handed)
57th $5,011
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $400 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em
68th $8,100
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (2-7, A-5, Badugi)
55th $5,054
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)
117th $2,696
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #51: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
61st $4,433
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #41: $1,500 Mixed: No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot (8-Handed)
132nd $3,162
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #35: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed)
124th $3,004
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
35th $3,189
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack
251st $2,324
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
350th $3,006
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #1: $1,500 Mystery Millions
319th $2,100
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #94: 5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
89th $8,815
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
38th $5,330
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #87: $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
16th $7,969
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $500 Salute to Warriors
61st $3,754
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #11: $888 No-Limit Hold'em Crazy 8's
17th $8,462
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #10: $400 No-Limit Ultra Deepstack
106th $1,357
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw
50th $4,069
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #9: $1,000 PLO Championship
40th $2,487
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
93rd $3,137
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #41: $1,500 Big O
69th $4,409
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #34: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
181st $2,402
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
59th $2,630
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
152nd $4,011
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship
5th $75,341
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
39th $3,051
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha
29th $15,035
2022 WSOP Online
Event #15: $365 NLH Turbo Deepstack
56th $1,172
2022 WSOP Online
Event #11: $400 PLO 6-Max
6th $5,676
2022 WSOP Online
Event #7: $365 NLH
92nd $1,108
2022 WSOP Online
Event #5: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack
12th $2,758
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
130th $62,500
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #82: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
3rd $126,233
2022 World Series of Poker
[Online] $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack
118th $1,100
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #41: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
229th $1,160
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
54th $3,760
2022 World Series of Poker
[Online] $400 No-Limit Hold'em Ultra Deepstack
40th $2,348
2022 Wynn Millions
$1,600 Mystery Bounty [$1,500,000 GTD]
195th $2,477
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
95th $2,413
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #55: $400 Colossus
556th $1,065
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold'em
7th $32,439
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E
10th $9,393
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
23rd $5,627
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
1st $317,076
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #5: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
41st $3,634
2021 WSOP.com PA Online Bracelet Events
Event #3: $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
28th $1,830
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #23: $500 NLH Turbo
19th $1,843
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #21: $600 PLO 6-Handed
59th $1,130
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #10: $333 No-Limit Hold'em
182nd $501
$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)
$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)
41st $57,952
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #29: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
3rd $130,292
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #15: $1,000 PLO 8-Max HR
71st $1,827
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #9: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max
103rd $1,754
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #4: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo
16th $3,502
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em
76th $1,280
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #1: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Kick-Off
242nd $772
2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series
Event #12 High: $20,000 GTD NLH
9th $808
2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series
Event #10 High: $10,000 GTD PLO8
2nd $2,330
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
24th $23,728
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€2,200 EPT National High Roller
6th €88,470
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
55th $8,379
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #69: $1,000 Mini Main Event
593rd $1,843
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
10th $15,871
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
1st $427,399
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em
53rd $12,670
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em / Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack
91st $1,554
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty
327th $1,000
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,100 EPT National
232nd €2,040
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€1,100 EPT National
55th €9,500
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee
372nd $2,335
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
106th $2,240
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $1,000 + 111 The Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
676th $1,500
2018 Aussie Millions
$10,600 Main Event
10th 120,000 AUD
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
12th $60,980
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
$2,200 partypoker Canadian Poker Championships
39th 9,000 CAD
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
€10,300 High Roller
49th €22,150
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
13th $25,365
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
263rd $5,415
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #51: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
17th $16,675
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
843rd $1,778
2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America
Main Event
5th 238,350 CAD
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama
Main Event
68th $7,720
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague
€5,300 Main Event
190th €7,560
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague
€10,300 High Roller
27th €31,190
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona
€10,300 High Roller
5th €307,900
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #11: $10,600 Main Event
1st 1,600,000 AUD
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #5: $1,150 Mix-Max No-Limit Hold'em
2nd 34,155 AUD
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #3: $1,150 Shot Clock Shootout
9th 3,875 AUD
2015 partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship
Main Event
17th 12,090 CAD
2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Prague
€10,300 High Roller
19th €32,900
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
50th $9,688
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low
99th $2,755
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
28th $7,323
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
€5,300 Main Event
37th €18,400
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #46: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low 8-or-Better
17th $10,699
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
71st $4,072
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
92nd $5,555
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
78th $5,271
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #7: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
50th $5,075
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
106th $2,961
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Tunica
Main Event
34th $4,136
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
191st $3,079
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 25: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout
49th $3,088
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
24th $5,295
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry
25th $22,885
2011 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
Main Event
6th €125,000
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #41: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout
10th $10,378
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Chester
Main Event
4th $31,179
2009 World Series of Poker Circuit - Council Bluffs
$5,150 Circuit Championship Main Event
6th $18,837

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