| Ryan Riess | |
|---|---|
 Ryan Riess in 2017 | |
| Nickname(s) | Riess the Beast |
| Residence | Clarkston, Michigan |
| Born | June 21, 1990 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 6 |
| Money finish(es) | 63 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | Winner, 2013 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 10 |
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]
Riess attended Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes High School and graduated from Michigan State University with a Hospitality Business degree.[ citation needed ]
Ryan Riess lives in Las Vegas. He has a girlfriend and declared in an interview that he is expecting to have a child around March 2019. [2]
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 defeated Farber's to win the championship bracelet and $8,361,570. [3] [4]
In April 2017 Riess won his first World Poker Tour title at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale, earning $716,000. [5] After a lengthy heads-up battle, Riess's defeated Alan Sternberg's to win the title, marking the second time Riess has won a major tournament with .
As of May 2020, Riess's total live tournament winnings exceed $14,990,000 of which $9,970,113 have come from cashes at the WSOP. [6] [7]
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | $8,361,570 |
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