Charlie Carrel
{{Short description|English poker player (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
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|occupation=Founder of Thrive Charity UK}}
|nickname=Epiphany77
|image=File:Charlie Carrel - Poker (Double AA's).jpg
|caption = Carrel in 2024
|hometown= London
|birth_name = Charles Francis Carrel
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1993|11|07|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Saint Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands
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|wsop bracelet count=None
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|wsop money finishes=8
|wsop main event best finish rank=88th
|wsop main event best finish year=2017
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Charles Francis Carrel (born 7 November 1993) is an English professional poker player.{{Cite web| title = Charlie Carrel: Living His Main Event Dream| author = O'Connor, Will| work = Poker Central| date = 15 July 2017| access-date = 26 August 2020| url = https://www.pokercentral.com/articles/charlie-carrel-living-his-main-event-dream/}}
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 2014, winning £108,625 in the process.{{Cite web| title = What It's Like to Win Millions Playing Poker in Your Twenties| author = Stanton, Jack| work = vice.com| date = 29 July 2016| access-date = 26 August 2020| url = https://www.vice.com/en/article/charlie-carrell-poker-21-year-old-millionaire/}}{{Cite web| title = Charlie Carrel Attempting to Show the Poker Dream is Still Alive| author = Pitt, Matthew| work = PokerNews| date = 22 August 2018| access-date = 26 August 2020| url = https://www.pokernews.com/news/2018/08/charlie-carrel-poker-dream-still-alive-31868.htm}}
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.{{Cite web| title = Charlie Carrel and Linus Loeliger Win High Roller Poker Tournaments At Triton London Series| author = Fast, Erik| work = cardplayer.com| date = 5 August 2019| access-date = 26 August 2020| url = https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/24154-charlie-carrel-and-linus-loeliger-win-high-roller-poker-tournaments-at-triton-london-series}}
In 2020, Carrel won the WPT Online Super High Roller tournament for $600,250.{{Cite web| title = Carrel Crushes Again; Wins WPT Online SHR For $600K| author = Pitt, Matthew| work = PokerNews| date = 11 May 2020| access-date = 26 August 2020| url = https://uk.pokernews.com/news/2020/05/carrel-crushes-again-wins-wpt-online-shr-for-600k-38623.htm}}
As of 2023, Carrel has a career live tournament winnings of over $9,600,000.{{Cite web |title=Charlie Carrel's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=343368 |access-date=24 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
Personal life
Carrell was born on 7 November 1993 in St. Brelade, Jersey. When he was 7 years old, his family moved to London, where he still lives. {{Cite web| title = From Drug Dealer To Poker Superstar: Charlie Carrel Opens Up On The True Geordie Podcast| author = Burnett, Andrew| work = PokerTube| date = 26 April 2017| access-date = 26 August 2020| url = https://www.pokertube.com/article/from-drug-dealer-to-poker-superstar-charlie-carrel-opens-up-on-the-true-geordie-podcast}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/275592-charlie-carrel Card Player profile]
- [https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=343368 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/charlie-carrel/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=206770 WSOP profile]
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