Ryan Riess is an American professional poker player. He is best known for winning the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event. Riess graduated from Michigan State University with a Hospitality degree. His first 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' A? K? defeated Farber's Q? 5? to win the championship bracelet and $8,361,570. 

January 1st, 1990 in East Lansing (Age 34)