Ryan LaPlante
| Ryan Laplante | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Protential |
| Residence | Brainerd, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alumni | Brainerd High School[1] University of Minnesota at Duluth (dropped out)[1][2] |
| Powers | Hand reading EV+ play Relative hand strength |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 16 (including unofficial) |
| Money finish(es) | 152 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 1088th, 2018 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 6 |
| World Series of Poker Circuit | |
| Circuit ring(s) | 2 |
| Final table(s) | 12 (including unofficial) |
| Information last updated on July 30 2024 | |
Ryan Laplante is an American professional poker player and poker coach.[3]
Career
[edit]Amateur
[edit]Laplante started out as an online player in 2008 but didn't get his first four-figure score ($2,200), in a 9th-place finish; until next year, with his maiden win (online) in 2008 in a tournament that yielded $941 - as Laplante then amassed 5 tournament wins, 3 tournament runner-ups, and 4 third-place finishes coming into 2010.[4]
Semi-professional
[edit]Laplante next finished 13th in the $162 Nightly Hundred Grand ($1,130), and 4th in the $23.45 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo] ($1,456), both on PokerStars, until his first substantial cash (141st) in a championship series (Spring Championship of Online Poker) yielded $1,280.[4] Rounding of the spring coming into autumn Laplante then finished fourth, fifth, and third; cashing for $12,495, $9,880, and $7,191, in three editions of the $109 No-Limit Hold'em (PokerStars).[4]
Professional
[edit]Laplante's first array into the live tournament scene came at the World Series of Poker in 2011 when he finished 8th in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $51,771[5] (his largest cash to date) followed up next year with a cash of $56,372 in the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event #33) - also this at the World Series of Poker.[6] Laplante's first six-figure score then echoed of the 2014 World Series of Poker $3,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event #39) finishing fifth cashing for $113,796[7] and then in 2016, also at the World Series of Poker, Laplante won his first bracelet in the $565 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #12)[8] totalling $190,328 (largest cash so far).[9]
Coming into 2017 Laplante then collected a few more runner-up finishes - as in a second-place finishing in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha - 8 Handed (Event #64) ($165,983) (World Series of Poker)[10] and a second-place finish in an event at Wynn Summer Classic ($161,169).[11]
In 2019, Laplante then won the Poker Masters[12] for an additional $186,000 - having raked in a third-place finishing earlier the year in the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event #28) (2019 World Series of Poker) ($154,268);[13] and subsequently two cashes counting towards his online resume as he finished third in the $7,777 No Limit Hold'em - Lucky 7's High Roller ONLINE (WSOP Event #25) ($120,638)[9] and won his first circuit ring in 2022 in the $320 No-Limit Hold'em - 6-Max (Event #9).[9]
World Series of Poker Events
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $565 Pot-Limit Omaha | $190,328 |
| 2022O | $320 No-Limit Hold'em - 6-Max | $19,584 |
| 2024O | $215 WSOP Circuit MEGA Series Event #3 | $29,921 |
Career earnings
[edit]As of July 2024, Laplante's total live tournament winnings equals $3,250,000.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bickett, Spenser (June 23, 2016). "Stacking up: Brainerd man wins World Series of Poker event". Brainerd Dispatch. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "A Poker Life: Ryan Laplante Laplante Earns Bracelet During 2016 WSOP". CardPlayer. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Learn Pro Poker".
- ^ a b c "Ryan Laplante's profile on PokerStake". PokerStake. 29 July 2010.
- ^ "$1,500 No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob.
- ^ "$1,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event #33)". The Hendon Mob.
- ^ "$3,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event #39)". The Hendon Mob.
- ^ Dalla, Nolan (June 11, 2016). "RYAN LAPLANTE WINS BIGGEST POT-LIMIT OMAHA TOURNAMENT IN HISTORY". WSOP.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Ryan Laplante's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob.
- ^ "$1,500 No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha - 8 Handed (Event #64)". The Hendon Mob.
- ^ "$1,020 + 80 No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob.
- ^ Pitt, Matthew (November 7, 2019). "Ryan Laplante Crowned Poker Masters $10K PLO Champion". PokerNews. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "$1,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event #28)". The Hendon Mob.