Ian Johns

{{short description|American poker player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox poker player |name=Ian Johns |wsop bracelet count=4 |wsop final tables=6 |wsop money finishes=46<ref name="wsop">{{Cite web |title=Ian Johns |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerID=14976 |access-date=December 11, 2023 |website=[[World Series of Poker|WSOP.com]]}}</ref> |wsop main event best finish rank= 73rd |wsop main event best finish year= 2017 |wpt titles=''None'' |wpt final tables=''None'' |wpt money finishes=2<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ian Johns |url=https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/ian-johns/ |access-date=December 11, 2023 |website=[[World Poker Tour]] |language=en-US}}</ref> |updated=2025-06-14 }}

'''Ian Johns''' is an American professional [[poker]] player born in [[Seattle, Washington]] and now living in [[Austin, Texas]]. He has won four bracelets at the [[World Series of Poker]]. He won his first bracelet in 2006, his second and third bracelets in 2016, and his fourth bracelet in 2025.<ref name="wsop" />

Johns first cashed in the World Series of Poker in [[2006 World Series of Poker|2006]] and won his first WSOP bracelet that year in the $3,000 Limit Hold'em event. He defeated a final table that included professional poker players [[Theo Tran]] and [[Mark Newhouse]], earning $291,755 for his victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=15832 |access-date=April 20, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref>

Ten years later, Johns won his second and third bracelets during the [[2016 World Series of Poker]]. First he won the $1,500 [[HORSE (poker)|HORSE]] tournament, earning his second bracelet and the cash prize of $212,604. He defeated well-known professional poker player and WSOP bracelet winner [[Justin Bonomo]] heads-up to win the event. Also at that final table were 1998 World Champion of Poker and five-time WSOP bracelet winner [[Scotty Nguyen]], as well as [[Svetlana Gromenkova]] and [[Andre Akkari]] who are also bracelet winners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=47th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2016, H.O.R.S.E. (Event #8) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=372951 |access-date=April 20, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en |archive-date=April 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420212005/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=372951 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Less than two weeks later, Johns won his third bracelet in the $10,000 Limit [[Texas hold'em]] Championship tournament, earning an additional $290,635. At that final table were WSOP bracelet winners [[Brian Rast]], [[Brock Parker]], [[Bill Chen]], and [[David Chiu (poker player)|David Chiu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=47th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2016, Limit Hold'em Championship (Event #28) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=372972 |access-date=April 20, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref> Johns won his fourth career bracelet at the 2025 WSOP in a $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship Event for $282,455.<ref>{{cite web | last=Elizalde | first=Claudio | title=Ian Johns Slays 'Isildur1' to Win WSOP Limit Hold'em Championship for a Second Time | website=PokerNews | date=2025-06-15 | url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2025/06/ian-johns-wins-wsop-limit-championship-for-second-time-48843.htm | access-date=2025-07-10}}</ref>

As of 2025, Johns' live poker tournament earnings exceed $1,900,000.<ref name="mob">{{Cite web |title=Ian Johns' profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=59258 |access-date=June 15, 2025 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref> His 46 cashes at the World Series of Poker make up over $1,400,000 of his total earnings.<ref name="wsop" />

==World Series of Poker bracelets==

{| class="wikitable" !Year !Tournament !Prize (US$) |- |[[2006 World Series of Poker|2006]] |$3,000 Limit Hold'em |$291,755 |- |[[2016 World Series of Poker|2016]] |$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. |$212,604 |- |2016 |$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship |$290,635 |- |[[2025 World Series of Poker|2025]] |$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship |$282,455 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/38426-ian-johns Card Player profile] *[https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=59258 Hendon Mob profile] *[https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/ian-johns/ WPT profile] *[https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerID=14976 WSOP profile]

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