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Ryan Riess

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Ryan Riess, born on 21 June 1990, is an American professional poker player best known for winning the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event. After a second place finish at a World Series of Poker Circuit main event in Hammond, Indiana in October 2012, he played his first World Series of Poker in 2013, reached the November Nine in fifth chip position and beat Jay Farber heads-up to take the championship bracelet and 8,361,570 dollars. He won a World Poker Tour title at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale in April 2017, and by May 2020 his live tournament winnings exceeded 14,990,000 dollars. He lives in Las Vegas and graduated from Michigan State University.

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