Almedin “Ali” Imsirovic

Almedin Imsirovic, popularly known as “Ali,” is a Bosnian-American professional high-stakes poker player who was born on January 29, 1995, in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has won High Roller events at prestigious Las Vegas casinos, Super High Roller Bowl Europe, PokerGO Cup, and U.S. Poker Open. He has a running total live earnings of $18,000,000 with a best live cash of $1,118,707. His largest payout to date came from placing second during the Super High Roller Bowl in London. 

Almedin Imsirovic: Early Life

At the age of 3, he fled his homeland due to the Bosnian War and migrated with his family to America. During his college days at Washington State, he was an avid basketball player, but an injury prevented him from playing professionally. Ali returned to his criminal justice studies after basketball was no longer a viable career option. Then, he discovered the game of poker in his teenage years. He started playing live poker tournaments two years later. By the age of 23, he was already playing high-stakes games.

Almedin Imsirovic: Poker Career

When Ali turned 18, he began playing more seriously, making deposits into online poker accounts and participating in his first live poker events. In 2015, his first live cash was the $1,500 Caribbean Poker Tour tournament in Punta Cana.

Following his first tournament cash in Punta Cana, Ali continued to play tournament poker throughout 2015 and 2016. He made a few small cashes while also honing his skills online. He could now play in the United States because he had turned 21.

In March 2017, Ali won his first significant tournament win, taking first place in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Hollywood. He only received $11,000, but this was a significant payday for the young pro at the time.

Young Ali consistently achieved success, earning over $150,000 in cashes but finishing fourth in several events in late 2017. Then, in January 2018, everything fell into place, and Ali won again. He took home $160,000 in Event #31 of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.

Ali, now with a larger bankroll, continued to compete in his accustomed tournaments. In April 2018, he won in the $2,500 Borgata Spring Poker Open in Atlantic City, earning $246,000. Later in the year, he was seen competing in high roller tournaments, a risky move for a young professional.

Ali’s 2018 Poker Masters win streak was successful, with him winning two tournaments and earning over $1.2 million in total. He was voted the best at the Series tournament and received the Purple Jacket for his performance at Poker Masters.

Ali’s specialty was high roller tournaments, which he was winning left and right in 2019. He was preparing for a summer at the WSOP after several victories in high rollers at Bellagio and Aria. That same year, he crushed it at the World Series. He began his summer by finishing second in a $10,000 WSOP event, just missing out on his first gold bracelet.

He was able to win nearly $500,000 at the Poker Masters series for the second time in a row. Despite the global pandemic, he continued to play poker online, demonstrating his commitment to the sport. This had no effect on him, as he won two Poker Masters Online events in April 2020, totaling more than $700,000.

2022 was also one of his best years, as he won the Venetian High Rollers, the PokerGo Cup, and the Aria High Rollers in his trademark style. He was also honored in three categories at the Player of the Year Awards ceremony.

He was last seen in July 2023 at the 54th World Series of Poker Event in Las Vegas, where he finished 18th.

Conclusion

Ali Imsirovic is now a regular on the PokerGO tour and one of the most recognizable players on the high rollers circuit. He has won more tournaments and titles than most of his older competitors and shows no signs of slowing down. With each passing year, he appears to become a more complete player and an even more important part of the poker world.