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]

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year Event Prize Money
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]

References

  1. ^ a b James, Murphy (January 1, 2006). "Turning Poker Pro is a Family Decision: Pat and Laura Poels". PokerNews.com. Retrieved March 28, 2008.
  2. ^ "Patrick Poels". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Patrick Poels' profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, Omaha Hi/Lo: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 26, 2024.


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