Charlie Carrel
Charlie Carrel is having himself a pretty good spring. Nine days ago the English poker pro picked up a $600,000 score in a World Poker Tour Online Super High Roller Event. On Sunday he won a PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker title for the third time in his career. Carrel beat Owain ‘Sngwonder’ Carey. Charlie Carrel's Resume One of the most phenomenal young talents in the game, Carrel is the perfect example of the honest, open and progressive poker player who turned high-end mathematical. Charlie Carrel, however, refused to heed that advice and, as a result, is now taking a verbal beating on social media. Charlie Carrel and Doug Polk are engaged in a petty feud. Poker player Charlie Carrel has released his own cover version of a popular song for his grandmother. Recent WPT Online Series Super High Roller winner Charlie Carrel unleashed his vocal talents onto the poker world Wednesday with a touching cover rendition of a hit song that achieved mainstream popularity through performance artist John Cale in the movie Shrek (2001). Aug 12, 2019 — Charlie Carrel (@CharlieCarrel) August 7, 2019 In that message, he does anything but denies his intention to take Doug Polk to court for his words. If he does so, he’ll have a tough time winning a defamation case in the United States, where the defendant Doug Polk resides.
This week, the UK TV show “How’d You Get So Rich” gave a unique insight into the life of one of the country’s top poker players, Charlie Carrel. Apparently, the Londoner has always enjoyed an affinity for maths, and after depositing £10 at an online poker site aged 18, he then became adept at the game and now aged 22 has amassed more than $5,246,549 in winnings.
Elaborating further on his path to success, Carrel said being a maths geek lacking social skills meant that he attracted the attention of bullies at school, resulting in him shunning a social life in favor of countless hours playing poker. As he explains:
“I had no life for a very long time. For about eight months I was playing 16 hours a day, seven days a week.”
Nevertheless, it was only after he turned his focus on the live tournament game that his career really took off, and after three small cashes in 2014, he eventually closed out the year with victory at the £2,125 GUKPT Main Event Grand Final for £108,625 ($170,950). The following year, Carrel then claimed the €25,500 Monte Carlo High Roller for €1,114,000 ($1,241,682), and he has since enjoyed continued success with his latest huge score coming after finishing runner-up at the 2017 PSC Bahamas $100k Super High Roller for $1,191,900.
Carrel is currently ranked number 6 on England’s ‘All Time Money List’ with his annual earnings as follows; 2014 ($186,221), 2015 ($1,509,380), 2016 ($2,123,646), and 2017 ($1,427,302). However, he says that he has no ” emotional attachment to money” and in the past has enjoyed spending money on his friends. As he explains:
“I always told myself and my friends if I won something big I was going to take them to Amsterdam, and it was the most insane trip I have ever had. We barely left the hotel because it was so amazing, and I spent an amount of money I would not like to say. But we had what all of us have described as the best time of our lives. It was worth it for the memories.”
| Charlie Carrel | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Epiphany77 |
| Residence | London |
| Born | Charles Francis Carrel 7 November 1993 (age 27) 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 |
| Information accurate as of 2 July 2010. | |
Charles Francis Carrel (born 7 November 1993) is an English professional poker player.[1]
Career[edit]
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]
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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]
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In 2020, Carrel won the WPT Online Super High Roller tournament for $600,250.[5]
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As of August 2020, Carrel has a career live tournament winnings of over $9,500,000.
Personal life[edit]
Prior to poker, Carrel made a living as a drug dealer.[6] Carrel currently lives in London.
References[edit]
- ^O'Connor, Will (2017-07-15). 'Charlie Carrel: Living His Main Event Dream'. Poker Central. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^Stanton, Jack (2016-07-29). 'What It's Like to Win Millions Playing Poker in Your Twenties'. vice.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^Pitt, Matthew (2018-08-22). 'Charlie Carrel Attempting to Show the Poker Dream is Still Alive'. PokerNews. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^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.
- ^Pitt, Matthew (2020-05-11). 'Carrel Crushes Again; Wins WPT Online SHR For $600K'. PokerNews. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^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.