Ari Engel

Alan "Ari" Engel is a 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 three 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. ($317,076). He won his third in the $500 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo 6-Max (Online Bracelet Event #28) in 2023.

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.

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.

As of June 2024, Engel's total live tournament winnings exceeds $8,600,000. He rankes tenth among Canadian poker players in regard to all-time winnings.