{"id":16736,"date":"2018-11-01T12:43:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T13:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=16736"},"modified":"2018-11-01T14:21:08","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T14:21:08","slug":"ryan-riess-proving-prophetic-again-on-the-verge-history-at-wsope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/ryan-riess-proving-prophetic-again-on-the-verge-history-at-wsope\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Riess Proving Prophetic Again On The Verge History At WSOPE"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ryan Riess<\/strong> may not win the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event<\/strong>. The East Lansing, Michigan poker pro may not match the legendary Phil Hellmuth<\/strong>\u2018s tremendous feat of winning both the WSOP and WSOP Europe Main Event.<\/p>\n However, heading into the Day 5 of this year\u2019s WSOP Europe Main Event<\/a> at King\u2019s Casino<\/strong> in Rozvadov, Czech Republic fourth in chips of the 12 players remaining, he\u2019s certainly proven he\u2019s more than capable of it and belongs in just about any conversation about the best poker players on the planet.<\/p>\n In April 2017, I wrote in this space that Riess\u2019 braggadocio after winning the 2013 WSOP Main Event<\/strong> was suddenly proving prophetic.<\/p>\n After hoisting the bracelet and posing for photos in front of his $8.3 million<\/strong> in winnings, Riess made a rather bold statement. He said he felt like he was the best poker player in the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Then, in the following year, the former K-Mart<\/strong> cashier turned WSOP Circuit<\/strong> grinder cashed for just $57,900 in tournaments.<\/p>\n The next two years, Riess put together more impressive numbers, cashing for $259,587 and $269,413 respectively. However, the best tournament poker players in the world count cashes in millions of dollars, not thousands.<\/p>\n He was in serious danger of being considered just a footnote in poker history, until 2017.<\/p>\n He made a deep run in the PokerStars Championship Bahamas Main Event<\/strong> to start the year. Then, he won the $10,000 World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Finale<\/strong> for $716,088, booking a career-best score outside of his WSOP Main Event win.<\/p>\n Suddenly, he was in the top 50<\/strong> on poker\u2019s all-time leading money winner\u2019s list and proving to be much more than a one-hit wonder.<\/p>\nThe best poker player in the world?<\/span><\/h2>\n
Making the top 50<\/span><\/h2>\n