Canadian Tournament Crusher Ari Engel Wins Another Remington Trophy at LAPC

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Ari Engel won yet another poker tournament on Thursday, this one an $1,100 buy-in Omaha/8 and Stud/8 Mixed event at the 2025 LA Poker Classic (LAPC).

The tournament at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, the 33rd of the series, played down to the final five on Wednesday. All remaining players returned to action the following day to determine a champion.

Unstoppable Poker Pro

Engel, a Canadian poker pro who holds the record with 18 World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) rings, took home $12,140 for his efforts. He also received his fourth career Remington Trophy, awarded to those who win LAPC events.

The champion defeated Sean Yu, a nine-time WSOPC ring winner and World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, heads-up for the title. Yu, playing in his hometown of Los Angeles, received $8,090. He has over $3.1 million in live tournament cashes, according to The Hendon Mob.

Engel, a four-time WSOP bracelet winner, is closing in on $9 million in lifetime live tournament earnings. He’s 13th all time among Canadians. Daniel Negreanu leads the way with $54.4 million in cashes.

Full 2025 LA Poker Classic Schedule

The 2025 LAPC, which began Jan. 10 in SoCal, runs through March 2. PokerNews will be on-site live reporting the $10,000 buy-in Main Event starting Feb. 22. There are many other big events between now and the end, including the $1,200 NLH Commerce Classic starting Feb. 22, a $1 million guaranteed tournament.

There are multiple daily tournaments throughout the series at Commerce Casino, the largest poker room in the world. The full series schedule is below.

2025 LA Poker Classic

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