Ari Engel Retakes Lead In World Series of Poker Circuit Rings Race

Ari Engel once again stands alone atop the World Series of Poker Circuit gold rings leaderboard. The Canadian poker pro won his record 19th WSOPC title less than a week after Maurice Hawkins took down the WSOPC Horseshoe Baltimore main event for a then record-tying 18th ring.

While Hawkins’ win was certainly a noteworthy story in its own right, the tournament also made headlines for a controversy surrounding the incorrect elimination of Divyam Satyarthi in third place.

Just five days after Hawkins’ victory in Baltimore, Engel came out on top in a $500 buy-in no-limit hold’em event during the 2025 WSOP Circuit Online Super Circuit in Pennsylvania.

Engel was one of 86 entries in the event, which saw him take home $10,141 and the hardware as the champion.

Won ring #19 tonight online on wsop PA. 500 buyin with 86 entrants (I was 1)

— Ari Engel (@AriEngelPoker) March 9, 2025

Several other top WSOPC title hunters also score big wins recently, including Joshua Reichard earning his 16th with a $400 H.O.R.S.E. victory at the ongoing Horseshoe Hammond stop. The same festival also saw Corey Paggeot come out on top in a $1,100 buy-in no-limit hold’em event, securing his 11th ring in the process. Paggeot now sits just outside the top ten, with fellow 11-time ring winner John Holley winning a tiebreak with a higher WSOPC earnings total ($1,027,346 to Paggeot’s $573,085).

Check out the current WSOPC rings leaderboard below.

Photo credit: WSOP.

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