Pat Poels

Patrick Poels (born 1968) is an American professional poker player from Mesa, Arizona and a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner. 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.

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.

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year Event Prize Money 2005 $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or Better $270,100 2006 $1,000 7 Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8 or Better $172,091