About Josh Arieh, Professional Poker Player

Josh Arieh's 1999 poker win in Limit Hold'em (LHE) secured his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet of which are considered the most prestigious and coveted trophy of the poker community.

In 2000, Josh placed 2nd to — none other than — poker champion Johnny Chan in the WSOP Pot-Limit Omaha event. Josh's 3rd place finish in the 2004 WSOP was repeatedly televised on ESPN and has made him a well known face among poker enthusiasts. Josh recently won the 2005 WSOP Pot-Limit Omaha title securing his second World Series bracelet and has numerous other poker tournament victories and final-table poker television appearances.

Having played poker for over 14 years Josh has garnered a reputation as a tough high-limit poker player specializing in all poker games from No-Limit (NL) Hold'em, Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit (PL) Omaha, Omaha 8-or-better (8/b), aka Omaha Hi-Lo to 7-Card Stud and competes in twelve or more $10,000 and higher buy-in poker tournaments each year and has earned the respect and friendship of fellow touring professional poker players.

Accomplishments in Major Poker Tournaments

Josh Arieh has been featured on ESPN, Fox Sports, The Discovery Channel, The Travel Channel and in publications such as the Atlanta Journal & Constitution and Atlanta Magazine. Josh Arieh has parlayed his success at poker into an affiliation with online poker site Bodog. In addition, Josh Arieh is one of the featured players in the video game "Stacked™ with Daniel Negreanu".

Poker Tournament Wins

Known for his aggressive, unpredictable style of play, Josh Arieh is widely regarded as the poster boy for a new generation of players. Josh plays a very aggressive, wide-open, pedal-to-the-metal kind of poker. He likes to put a lot of pressure on his opponents and really puts them to the decision. Josh Arieh's propensity to trash-talk combined with timed-aggression makes him an extremely dangerous player.

World Series of Poker

2005: WSOP $2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, 1st
2004: WSOP $10,000 Main Event, 3rd
2000: WSOP $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, 2nd
1999: WSOP $3,000 Limit Hold'em, 1st

World Poker Tour

2004: WPT Borgata $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em, 3rd

Other Notable Poker Tournament Wins

2003: Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo, 2nd

Career Achievements, Honors and Stats

Total Career Earnings: $3.6 million
2005 WSOP Money List: 36th Place
WSOP All-Time Money List: 9th
All-Time Money List: 23rd Place
WSOP Bracelets: 2
Final Table Appearances: 14

Player Management and Representation

When you're one of the world's greatest and most successful professional poker players, you need the best representation possible. Josh Arieh is represented by top poker agent Brian Balsbaugh of Poker Royalty, a full-service poker agency in Las Vegas, Nevada providing poker player marketing and representation.