Ali Imsirovic
{{Short description|Bosnian-American poker player (born 1995)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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|birth_place= Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1995|01|29}}
|hometown= Vancouver, Washington
|updated = June 13, 2021
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Almedin "Ali" Imsirovic (born January 29, 1995) is a Bosnian-American professional poker player from Vancouver, Washington.
Early life and education
Imsirovic was born in Bosnia and moved to the United States at the age of three with his family after the Bosnian War. Fond of basketball, Ali however had to drop any dreams of turning professional because of ankle problems.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
He studied criminal justice at Washington State but dropped out a semester short of graduating to pursue poker full-time right before the Black Friday events, starting illegally with online games at the age of 16.{{Cite web |last=Rinkema |first=Remko |date=September 15, 2018 |title=Family Support and an All-in Mentality Bring Ali Imsirovic the Purple Jacket |url=https://www.pokercentral.com/articles/family-support-and-an-all-in-mentality-bring-ali-imsirovic-the-purple-jacket/ |access-date=June 13, 2021 |website=Poker Central}}
Career
At the age of 18, Ali Imsirovic joined live tournaments, and won $1,500 in the first poker tournament he ever played in and deposited $100 online to begin his career.{{cite web|last=Rodriguez|first=Julio|title=Ali Imsirovic Fights His Way To The Top Of The High Roller Circuit|url=https://www.cardplayer.com/cardplayer-poker-magazines/66461-ali-imsirovic-34-10/articles/24239-ali-imsirovic-fights-his-way-to-the-top-of-the-high-roller-circuit|publisher=CardPlayer.com|date=May 5, 2021|accessdate=June 13, 2021}} He first cashed in a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event in 2017. In 2018, at the age of 23, Imsirovic won two events at the Poker Masters and earned the Purple Jacket as series champion.{{cite web|last=Holloway|first=Chad|title=Ali Imsirovic Dons Purple Jacket After Back-to-Back Poker Masters Wins|url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2018/09/ali-imsirovic-dons-purple-jacket-after-back-to-back-poker-ma-32095.htm|publisher=PokerNews.com|date=September 16, 2018|accessdate=June 13, 2021}} He also finished seventh at the Super High Roller Bowl that year and was runner-up in the Super High Roller Bowl London in 2019, earning $1.1 million for his largest live tournament cash.{{cite web|last=Cross|first=Valerie|title='El Jefe' Cary Katz Wins Super High Roller Bowl London for Largest Career Cash|url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2019/09/cary-katz-wins-super-high-roller-bowl-london-largest-cash-35412.htm|publisher=PokerNews.com|date=September 14, 2019|accessdate=June 13, 2021}}
At the WSOP, Imsirovic has 29 cashes and has made three final tables. He finished second in the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty event in 2019.{{cite web|last=Harrington|first=Brent|title=BRIAN GREEN WINS FIRST BRACELET OF WSOP 2019|url=https://www.wsop.com/news/2019/May/10954/BRIAN-GREEN-WINS-FIRST-BRACELET-OF-WSOP-2019.html|publisher=WSOP.com|date=May 30, 2021|accessdate=June 13, 2021}} He also won a WSOP Circuit event in 2019.{{Cite web |title=WSOP Circuit - WSOPC Las Vegas II, No Limit Hold'em - High Roller (Event #14) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=558663 |access-date=December 11, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}} He has also won two events at the U.S. Poker Open, one in 2019 and another in 2021.{{Cite web |title=2019 US Poker Open, No Limit Hold'em - USPO #05 25K NLH (Event #5) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=538366 |access-date=April 7, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=PokerGO Tour - 2021 PGT U.S. Poker Open, No Limit Hold'em - U.S. Poker Open #9 |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=720845 |access-date=April 7, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}
In total, Imsirovic has more than $18.6 million in live tournament winnings as of 2023.{{Cite web |title=Almedin Imsirovic's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=458284 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
His online aliases are "ali23imsirovic” on Americas Cardroom, “allinali23” on WSOP.com and under his full name “Ali Imsirovic” on Natural8-GGNetwork.{{Cite web|date=June 16, 2021|title=Ali Imsirovic's Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life|url=http://somuchpoker.com/ali-imsirovics-life-net-worth-biggest-profits-losses-and-private-life/|accessdate=December 12, 2021|website=SoMuchPoker}}
In 2022, Imsirovic faced accusations of cheating, leading to his suspension from all PokerGO events through the 2022 season. The allegations included collusion and the use of real-time assistance.{{cite news |last=Schoen |first=David |title=2 poker pros accused of cheating suspended by PokerGO |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 23, 2022 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/poker/2-poker-pros-accused-of-cheating-suspended-by-pokergo-2645107/ |access-date=December 9, 2023}}{{Cite news |date=September 23, 2022 |title=PokerGO Bans Accused Cheaters Ali Imsirovic And Jake Schindler From Tour Events |url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/27300-poker-tour-bans-accused-high-stakes-cheaters-ali-imsirovic-and-jake-schindler-from-events |access-date=March 24, 2024 |work=Card Player Magazine}} In 2023, Imsirovic admitted to multi-accounting in high-stakes online poker games in a YouTube video, acknowledging a "bad mistake" but denying some other cheating allegations.{{cite news |last=Sofen |first=Jon |title=Poker Pro Ali Imsirovic Admits to Multi-Accounting, Denies Some Cheating Allegations |work=PokerNews |date=June 25, 2023 |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2023/06/ali-imsirovic-poker-cheating-43907.htm |access-date=December 9, 2023}}{{Cite news |date=June 27, 2023 |title=Former Player Of The Year Ali Imsirovic Admits To Cheating In High-Stakes Online Poker Games |work=Card Player News |url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/27978-former-player-of-the-year-ali-imsirovic-admits-to-cheating-in-high-stakes-online-poker-games |access-date=December 9, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/313038-ali-imsirovic Card Player profile]
- [https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=458284&sort=prize&dir=desc Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/ali-imsirovic/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerID=218564 WSOP profile]
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Category:American people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
Category:American poker players
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