The 2024 WPT Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open $10,000 no-limit maintain’em Deep Stack occasion at Seminole Laborious Rock Hollywood in South Florida drew a wholesome subject of 110 entries, leading to a seven-figure prize pool that was break up up amongst the highest 14 finishers. After two days of high-stakes event motion it was Faraz Jaka who emerged victorious with the title and the highest prize of $313,495.
Jaka is a World Collection of Poker bracelet winner and the World Poker Tour’s season 8 Participant of the 12 months award winner. This newest victory elevated his profession earnings to just about $8.2 million.
Whereas this was the seventh-largest general payday on Jaka’s event resume, it set a brand new private document as his high rating in a win. Previous to this victory, the $237,367 he earned alongside his first bracelet by taking down the 2023 WSOP $1,500 no-limit maintain’em shootout held that distinction.
Along with the trophy and the cash, Jaka additionally secured 600 Card Participant Participant of the 12 months factors for the win. This was his third POY-qualified rating of the yr, having additionally completed runner-up on this yr’s WSOP $25,000 heads-up no-limit maintain’em championship and eighth in one other $10,000 buy-in on the Seminole Laborious Rock Hollywood again in August. With 1,080 complete factors, Jaka now sits simply exterior the highest 650 within the 2024 POY standings introduced by International Poker.
Loads of large names ran deep on this occasion, together with Donovan Dean (14th), 2023 PokerStars Gamers No-Restrict Maintain’em Championship winner Aliaksandr Shylko (thirteenth), two-time bracelet winners Justin Saliba (tenth) and Shannon Shorr (ninth), high-stakes crusher Thomas Muhlocker (fifth), and four-time WPT foremost occasion last tablist Viet Vo (third).
The ultimate heads-up conflict for the title got here right down to Jaka and Phillip Krnyaich. Jaka was capable of shut out the win, sending Krnyaich to the rail to gather a brand new career-best rating of $193,325.
Here’s a have a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the last desk:
Place
Participant
Earnings
POY Factors
1
Faraz Jaka
$313,495
600
2
Phillip Krnyaich
$193,325
500
3
Viet Vo
$115,995
400
4
Kamel Mokhammad
$75,765
300
5
Thomas Muhlocker
$58,520
250
6
Ben Grise
$48,075
200
7
Brian Luo
$40,755
150
8
Vladas Tamasauskas
$35,530
100
9
Shannon Shorr
$31,350
50
Photograph credit score: SHR Poker Weblog.
