| Steven Jones Jr. | |
| Residence: | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Wsop Bracelet Count: | None |
| Wsop Final Tables: | 3 |
| Wsop Money Finishes: | 26 |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank: | 2nd |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year: | 2023 |
| Updated: | February 8, 2023 |
Steven Jones is an American low stakes poker player[1] and semi-professional real estate broker most known as the runner-up in the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event.
Jones attended Birmingham Seaholm High School,[2] and later Arizona State University, earning a bachelor's degree in business management in 2013.[3]
Jones first entered the live poker scene in 2016 cashing in the World Amateur Championship (The Colossus II $565 No-Limit Hold'em) (Event #2) at this years World Series of Poker.[4] In 2018 - Jones then reached his first ever World Series of Poker, and World Amateur Championship final table, his best result that far - cashing for a total of $57,425 - until he surpassed that with an eighth place finish in the Tag Team (Event #59), also this at the 2018 World Series of Poker.[2]
In February 2019, Jones came just short of his first World Series of Poker hardware - finishing second in a World Series of Poker Circuit event.
Jones then finished runner-up in the 2023 edition of the World Series of Poker Main Event cashing for $6,500,000.[2]
Jones climbed steadily up the ranks, in this the largest main event ever (10,043 players), and then entered the final table as the next-chip leader never relinguishing as he held on to a significant chip lead when play began for the second day of the final table.[5]
As of February 2024, Jones' total live tournament winnings exceeded $6.9 million.