Jay Farber

Jay Farber
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States[1]
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	None
Final table(s)	2
Money finish(es)	13
Highest ITM Main Event finish	2nd, 2013
World Poker Tour
Money finish(es)	2

Jay Farber is an American pro-amateur midstakes^[1] poker player and night club host^[2] who finished second in the 2013 $10,000 No Limit Texas Hold'em Main Event Championship.^[2][3][4]

Career

Transition from semi-amateur to amateur

Farber graduated from Santa Barbara High School and is a former business student at Santa Barbara City College.^[2] After he graduated he was working as a club promoter soon elevated to night club host. While Farber then worked for himself he could play in the Main Event since he wasn't working full-time anymore.^[3]

Transition from amateur to pro-amateur

After his then further success in the Main Event Farber followed through with a third-place position in 2018's $1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Bounty (Event #51) (World Series of Poker) ($121,932); a fifth-place position in another event the same year in the $5,000 + 225 No Limit Hold'em - CPPT #126 (DeepStack Championship Poker Series) ($134,083); and an eighth place in a World Poker Tour event in the year to come for $52,790.^[1]

Career earnings

As of July 2024, Farber's total live tournament winnings almost equals $5,700,000.^[1]

References

1. "Jay Farber's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database.
2. "Santa Barbara Gambler in Last Leg of World Series of Poker Jay Farber Just One Opponent Away From Winning $8.36 Million". Santa Barbera Independent. November 5, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
3. Feldman, Andrew (October 18, 2013). "Farber ready for the party of a lifetime". ESPN. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
4. "$8.4 million World Series of Poker crown won by 23-year-old". Los Angeles Daily News. Associated Press. August 28, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2024.