Ryan Riess

Ryan Riess
Nickname(s) Riess the Beast
Residence Clarkston, Michigan
Born (1990-06-21) June 21, 1990
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Final table(s) 2
Money finish(es) 22
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		 Winner, 2013
World Poker Tour
Title(s) 1
Final table(s) 1
Money finish(es) 9

Ryan Riess (born June 21, 1990) is an American professional poker player best known for winning the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event.[1]

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.[2][3]

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.

World Series of Poker bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2013 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event $8,361,570

References

  1. ↑ Willems, Lukas M. (31 July 2013). "WSOP NEWS: GETTING TO KNOW THE NOVEMBER NINE RYAN RIESS". WSOP.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  2. ↑ Bernard Lee (2013-11-05). "Heads-Up: Riess versus Farber". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  3. ↑ Janet Loehrke and Joan Murphy (6 November 2013). "Ryan Riess wins World Series of Poker title, $8.4M". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
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