$10k 8-Max: Joris Ruijs Defeats Pavel Plesuv to Claim Title and $359,099

Dec 23, 2023

On a completed board of Diamond 7Diamond 5Spade 9Diamond QSpade 2, Joris Ruijs leads out for 250,000 and then Pavel Plesuv raises to 1,100,000. 

Ruijs then thinks for a while before moving all in, covering Plesuv, who goes deep into the tank. 

After using several time banks, he finally shakes his head and tosses in chips, but is then shown Diamond 10Diamond 2 for a flush, beating his top pair Diamond AHeart Q

Ruijs’ rail shouts with excitement as he is crowned the winner for $359,099 while Plesuv is named the runner-up for $221,711. 

Congratulations to Joris Ruijs!

Final Table Results: 

1st- Joris Ruijs – $359,099
2nd – Pavel Plesuv – $221,711
3rd – Michael Brinkenhoff – $154,945
4th – Brian Kim – $115,045
5th – Seth Davies – $85,120
6th – Shannon Shorr – $63,840
7th –
Upeshka De Silva – $40,233
8th – Aram Oganyan – $49,875
9th – Brandon Wittmeyer – $33,450

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