Nickname(s) Riess the Beast Bracelet(s) 1 Money finish(es) 4 | Final table(s) 1 Name Ryan Riess Money finish(es) 7 | |
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Born June 21, 1990 (age 33) ( 1990-06-21 ) Residence Clarkston, Michigan, United States Profiles | ||
Highest ITM
Main Event finish Winner, 2013 | ||
Ryan riess i played every hand of the main event perfectly
Ryan Riess (born June 21, 1990) is an American professional poker player best known for winning the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event.
Contents
- Ryan riess i played every hand of the main event perfectly
- Wsop champion ryan riess gives post win interview
- Education
- Poker career
- References
Wsop champion ryan riess gives post win interview
Education
Riess attended Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes High School and graduated from Michigan State University with a Hospitality Business degree.
Poker career
His first career tournament cash came in October 2012, when he took 2nd place at the World Series of Poker Circuit main event in Hammond, Indiana, for $239,063. In the following few months, he had several cashes in smaller events throughout the United States. Riess first played the WSOP in 2013, cashing in 3 preliminary events with a best finish of 11th in a $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event. Playing in his first WSOP Main Event, he made the November Nine in 5th chip position with 25,875,000. After eliminating 4 players at the final table, Riess entered heads-up against Jay Farber with a nearly 20 million chip deficit. After 90 hands of heads-up play, Riess's A♥ K♥ defeated Farber's Q♠ 5♠ to win the championship bracelet and $8,361,570.
In April 2017 Riess won his first World Poker Tour title at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale, earning $716,000. After a lengthy heads-up battle, Riess's A♥ K♥ defeated Alan Sternberg's 7♠ 7♦ to win the title, marking the 2nd time Riess has won a major tournament with A♥ K♥.
As of 2017, Riess's total live tournament winnings exceed $10,032,000 of which $8,775,684 have come from cashes at the WSOP.
