Pat Poels | |
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Residence | Mesa, Arizona |
Born | c. 1968 (age 55–56) |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | 2 |
Money finish(es) | 11 |
Highest
ITM Main Event finish | 253rd, 2005 |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 2 |
Patrick "Pat" Poels (born c. 1968) is an American professional poker player from Mesa, Arizona and a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner. [1] He currently leads the engineering team at Snyk as the company's SVP of Engineering, and formerly led engineering for Eventbrite as the company's CTO. [2]
Poels won the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $1500 Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or Better event earning $270,100, defeating two-time bracelet winner John Lukas in the heads-up play. Then a year later he won his second bracelet in the $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8 or Better event. event. [1]
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $900,000. [3]
Year | Event | Prize Money |
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2005 | $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or Better | $270,100 [4] |
2006 | $1,000 7 Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8 or Better | $172,091 [5] |