Ari Gilary
	Born:	Toronto, Canada eh!
	Residence:	Toronto, Canada
	Nick Name:	Rii, Bad Energy, Ar
	Favorite Poker Player:	Phil Ivey

Bio

Born and raised in the New York City of the north, Ari has enjoyed the melting pot and encompasses many cultures into his everyday life. He has become a renaissance man with language, music, and belief systems. He incorporates each of these into his daily routine of eating, sports, and friends.

Healthy competition has always been looked at as something that one should include in their everyday life. In Ari’s case however, there is nothing healthy about his competition level. Be it on the playing field or at the poker table, Ari can be seen muttering under his breath to himself, or ensuring that he gets the last word in against his opponents.

It is believed that his competitiveness derives from his family of fast eaters, whereby if one did not act fast at the dinner table, one went to bed hungry. Growing up, he learned the true value of ‘Survival of the Fittest.’ Fighting dirty was always accepted at the table.

Ari questions the day that poker will finally be considered a sport. He firmly believes that a big hand in poker gets your heart rate beating much faster than any play in golf. Furthermore, the physical stature of poker players is equally comparable to that of the majority of first basemen in pro baseball.

Career:

Ari has dabbled in anything from home renovations, to advertising, to bartending to acting, all the while looking to find his niche. He is yet to settle in in the industry that he has found to love. He is a true believer in the saying “Find a career you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” As of now, he’s got the latter part down, it’s the first area that he’s still working on.

Interests and Hobbies

Ari is a big sports fan, both watching and participating. He has also been playing poker for about five years.

Writing

Ari has been writing since before he was born. His mother had been writing with him as her inspiration while she carried him in her womb. From the time of his birth he’s kept up the trend by being published as early as the ripe age of 12. He is currently in the midst of writing both a novel and a screenplay.

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