Charlie Carrel

Charles Francis Carrel (born 7 November 1993) is an English professional poker player.[1]

Charlie Carrel
Charlie Carrel in 2017
Nickname(s)Epiphany77
ResidenceLondon
BornCharles Francis Carrel
(1993-11-07) 7 November 1993
Saint Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Money finish(es)8
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		88th, 2017
World Poker Tour
Money finish(es)3
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)2

Career

Carrel plays on the online poker platform PokerStars under the nickname "Epiphany77". He turned a £10 (US$15) deposit into over £3,000,000 by April 2017. In May 2015, Carrel had won over £1 million playing poker. He won the PokerStars European Tour in Monte Carlo defeating 215 other players in the high roller tournament. Earlier in the year he finished 5th in Malta tournament earning €183,800. He won a poker tournament in London in November of 2014, winning £108,625 in the process.[2][3]

In August 2019, Carrel won the £50,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em eight-max event at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London, earning $1,611,620 and 1020 POY points.[4]

In 2020, Carrel won the WPT Online Super High Roller tournament for $600,250.[5]

As of August 2020, Carrel has a career live tournament winnings of over $9,500,000.

Personal life

Prior to poker, Carrel made a living as a drug dealer.[6] Carrel currently lives in London.

References
  1. O'Connor, Will (2017-07-15). "Charlie Carrel: Living His Main Event Dream". Poker Central. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. Stanton, Jack (2016-07-29). "What It's Like to Win Millions Playing Poker in Your Twenties". vice.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. Pitt, Matthew (2018-08-22). "Charlie Carrel Attempting to Show the Poker Dream is Still Alive". PokerNews. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. Fast, Erik (2019-08-05). "Charlie Carrel and Linus Loeliger Win High Roller Poker Tournaments At Triton London Series". cardplayer.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. Pitt, Matthew (2020-05-11). "Carrel Crushes Again; Wins WPT Online SHR For $600K". PokerNews. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. Burnett, Andrew (26 April 2017). "From Drug Dealer To Poker Superstar: Charlie Carrel Opens Up On The True Geordie Podcast". PokerTube. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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