Ari Engel

Alan Engel, known as Ari Engel, is a Canadian professional mid-high stakes poker player with a record 17 World Series of Poker Circuit rings, who has won four World Series of Poker bracelets. His first major success was a victory in the WSOP Circuit in Atlantic City in 2007, and in August 2016 he finished third in the EPT 10,000 euro High Roller 8 Handed event for 307,900 euros. He won his first bracelet in a 2,500 dollar No Limit Hold'em event for 427,399 dollars in 2019, his second in the Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better World Championship in 2021 for 317,076 dollars, his third in an online 500 dollar No Limit Hold'em Turbo 6-Max event in 2023 and his fourth in an online 400 dollar No Limit Hold'em Turbo event in 2024. His best result is first place in the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship for 1,120,110 dollars, and by 2026 his live winnings exceeded 10,000,000 dollars, tenth among Canadian players all-time.