26-year-old North Carolina poker pro, Ryan Jones, has won his second World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event Title for $269,327, his second gold ring and a free seat to the 2017 Global Casino Championship.
Jones bested a field of 945 in the 2017 World Series of Poker Circuit Rio $1,675 no-limit hold’em Main Event held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, emerging victorious following a heads up bout with Muruz Yohannes.
Final table payouts were:
1 Ryan Jones $269,327
2 Muruz Yohannes $166,585
3 Jeremy Joseph $122,954
4 Nikolai Sears $91,996
5 Tony Utnage $69,698
6 Martin Zamani 53,468
7 Jett Schencker $41,519
8 Daniel Engels $32,645
9 Cody Pack $25,969