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Ari Engel, one of tournament poker’s most decorated grinders, has captured another title, this time at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Cambodia stop. Engel won the $1,300 buy-in WPT Cambodia Championship, a No-Limit Hold’em event that drew 391 entries and built a $500,000 prize pool.
The victory came down to a heads-up deal with Adi Agarwal after Michael Oneill was eliminated in third place, earning $43,811. Engel and Agarwal agreed to a chop of the remaining prize money, then ran a single all-in flip to decide who would be crowned champion. Engel won the flip and the title, taking home $91,444.
Other finishers at the final table included Mangalam Seksaria in sixth ($20,332), Rindra Norodom in fifth ($25,173), and Hendrik Uibo in fourth ($32,919).
With this result, Engel’s career live tournament earnings on The Hendon Mob now stand at just over $10.1 million. The Canadian remains one of the most successful players in WSOP Circuit history, holding 20 rings, second only to Maurice Hawkins’ 26. Engel has also won four WSOP bracelets during his career.
This marks Engel’s second title of 2026, following an earlier win in February at a lower-stakes event during The Festival in Bratislava. He also posted 16 cashes during this summer’s WSOP in Las Vegas before adding this latest WPT triumph in Cambodia.
