Faraz Jaka

Quick Facts

Full Name	Faraz Jaka
Occupation	Poker Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 9, 1985(1985-09-09)
Age	39
Birthplace	San Jose
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Virgo

Faraz Jaka Biography

Faraz Jaka is one of the most popular and richest Poker Player who was born on September 9, 1985 in San Jose, California, United States. Jaka has made 12 cashes on the World Poker Tour (WPT) which includes four final table which included the first at the WPT Bellagio Cup V which he finished as runner-up Alexandre Gomes and earning $774,780 The other professionals who made it to the final table comprised: Justin Smith (3rd), Alec Torelli (4th) and Erik Seidel (6th). Jaka was able to make another final table during the same season in the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic where he came in 3rd with $571,374, just behind winner Daniel Alaei as well as the third-placed Josh Arieh also at the final table were Shawn Buchanan(4th) and Scotty Nguyen (5th). Jaka also had a strong performance during the $25k WPT Championship event where he placed 14th and earned $51,736.

Faraz Jaka holds bachelor’s degrees in economics as well as commerce from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is frequently quoted as saying that he considers him “a businessman first and a poker player second.” With his increasing levels of success in the poker arena, Jaka has made good on this assertion by investing his winnings in real estate and in the creation of startups.

As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,500,000.

In 2018, Faraz Jaka launched an online poker website, CheckRaise, a real money gaming site, only for Brazilians. He declared in an interview that he works over 50 hours per week on this project, and then spends less time playing poker.

In the World Series of Poker, Jaka has earned thirty-nine cashes which includes six table finals. One which saw him finish in third place, behind top two players Matt Hawrilenko and runner-up Josh Brikis at the 2008 World Series of Poker in the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em – Six Handed event. He took home $400,525. At the event of 2010 at World Series of Poker, Jaka made it to the quarterfinals with 265 players who participated in the $10,000 Heads Up No- Limit Hold’em Championship and earned $92,580. In 2017 Jaka played in two other final table ($10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Champion and $2,620 No-Limit the Marathon Hold’em) and won five cash events during the summer months, totaling more than $272,000 in winnings.

Faraz Jaka Net Worth

Faraz Jaka is one of the richest Poker Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Faraz Jaka 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Faraz Jaka (born September 9, 1985 , in San Jose, California) is an American professional poker businessman and player who was the World Poker Tour (WPT) Player of the Year in season VIII (2009-2010). He has made it to 2 WPT final tables as well as the six WSOP final tables, and his annual tournament wins exceed $10 million. Jaka is also the creator of Checkraise the brand new poker site that is scheduled to launch in the Brazilian market in the year 2017.

Jaka was the winner of the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament during the 2008 L.A. Poker Classic, earning $104,900 the event took place in the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. In the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) in 2010, in the $20,000 Invitational High Roller Bounty Shootout, Jaka came in fifth winning $95,000. This includes the prizes that were awarded. In 2012, at the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure, he placed third with a prize of $750,000. He was the tournament’s leader on day two, and also before the last table.

Jaka began his poker career playing online and in small live games during his freshman year at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Early on, with little knowledge of the game, Jaka had a habit of playing any two suited hole cards with the intent to draw to a flush. His frequent use of this play quickly earned him the nickname “The Toilet”. Jaka embraced the tag, adopting it as his online alias, and the moniker has stuck ever since.

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Who is Faraz Jaka Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Faraz Ranked on the list of most popular Poker Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Faraz Jaka celebrates birthday on September 9 of every year.

Why is Faraz Jaka called toilet?

Early on, with little knowledge of the game, Jaka had a habit of playing any two suited hole cards with the intent to draw to a flush. His frequent use of this play quickly earned him the nickname “The Toilet”.

What nationality is Faraz Jaka?

American

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