Joris Ruijs
Joris Ruijs
GPI:383
$3,348,896
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Profile
- Name
- Joris Ruijs
- Nationality
Netherlands- GPI Rank
- 383
- WPT Wins
- Total Live Earnings
- $3,348,896
Biography
Joris Ruijs is a Dutch professional poker player who specialises in tournament poker. Predominately an online poker grinder, one with almost $10 million in online poker earnings, Riojs is both feared and respected in equal measure.
Ruijs is known as "BillLewinsky" or "KONY2012" in online poker circles, the former being his PokerStars alias. Ruijs is approaching $6 million in PokerStars winnings, an impressive haul helped by capturing a $530 NLHE Sunday Million SE title at the 2019 Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) for a career-best $217,140, and a World Championship Of Online poker (WCOOP) title in 2019 for $70,158.
Away from the virtual felt and into a live setting, Ruijs has some superb results. To date, Ruijs has more than $2.5 million in live tournament earnings, with a career-best score worth 488,819 ($571,043.
Ruijs enjoyed a few in-the-money finishes from 2010, but it was 2016 when things started to click. He banked more than $230,000 in 2016, another $350,000 in 2017, but 2018 was a year for Ruijs to remember. Ruijs won a 2,200 No-Limit Hold'em event at EPT Barcelona for 260,050 and two days later finished third in the 10,300 EPT Barcelona High Roller for 488,819. Throw into the mix a handful of other results, and Ruijs won more than $1 million in 2018.
Like the rest of the poker world, there was a lack of results throughout 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19-related lockdowns, but 2022 saw Ruijs hit the live felt with renewed vigour, helping himself to almost $500,000 in winnings, partly thanks to winning a $3,300 buy-in event at the Merit Poker Retro Series in North Cyprus for $294,510.
PokerNews Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$2,200 Eureka High Roller | 4th | $153,950 |
| 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$1,100 Eureka Main Event | 277th | $2,225 |
| 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$10,200 Mystery Bounty | 10th | $11,850 |
| 2023 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker$1,050 Main Event | 251st | $3,410 |
| 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 22nd | $123,600 |
| 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$3,000 PCA Mystery Bounty | 97th | $3,050 |
| 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona10,300 EPT High Roller | 34th | €25,240 |
| 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona5,300 EPT Main Event | 81st | €20,480 |
| 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller | 159th | €5,090 |
| 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event | 640th | €2,330 |
| 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona10,200 Mystery Bounty | 4th | €40,440 |
| PokerStars WCOOP 2021WCOOP-94-H: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max, Progressive KO, Series Saver, $1.25M Gtd | 8th | $11,890 |
| 2021 partypoker MILLIONS OnlineMain Event | 25th | $27,724 |
| 2020 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #6: $3,200 Mix-Max Championship, $3m GTD | 72nd | $7,950 |
| 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague25,000 Single-Day High Roller II | 9th | €45,960 |
| 2019 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam2,750 High Roller | 11th | €4,820 |
| 2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona10,300 EPT High Roller | 40th | €21,480 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em | 64th | $8,728 |
| 2019 The Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge10,200 Championship Event | 3rd | €38,800 |
| 2019 The Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge1,500 Main Event | 1st | €57,200 |
| 2018 PokerStars EPT Prague5,300 EPT Main Event | 30th | €23,740 |
| 2018 Master Classics of Poker4,300 Main Event | 23rd | €11,642 |
| 2018 Master Classics of Poker1,500 Progressive Bounty | 17th | €2,370 |
| 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona10,300 EPT High Roller | 3rd | €488,819 |
| 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona1,100 EPT National | 14th | €34,650 |
| 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final BarcelonaMain Event | 76th | €35,000 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship | 222nd | $46,096 |
| 2017 WSOP International Circuit King's Casino RozvadovMain Event | 25th | €6,270 |
| 2016 Aussie MillionsEvent #19: $2,500 Shot Clock Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em | 23rd | 5,535 AUD |
| 2016 Aussie MillionsEvent #10: $1,650 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty | 6th | 24,825 AUD |
