Jay Farber Says He Is Buying A House, Ferrari And Aston Martin With His Poker WinningsPoker Player Going To Use Chunk Of Score To Treat Himself |
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Las Vegas nightclub promoter Jay Farber finished second in the World Series of Poker main event last week, capturing a massive pre-tax sum of $5,174,357.
Farber apparently was making good money at his night job prior to the giant score, but now will be purchasing a house (unclear how expensive), a Ferrari and an Aston Martin, he told TMZ.
Before wading through the 6,352-player field, Farber didn’t have a single major tournament result to his name. On paper, he was the least experienced at the final table, but thanks to solid play, and some great cards, he was able to finish very high.
Farber wasn’t the only player at the table to garner some attention in the main event aftermath. Ryan Riess, who won the event and took home $8,361,570, recently received some love from Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson. Riess wore the athlete’s jersey during the final table.
It’s worth noting that it’s unclear if either player had a staking deal or sold or swapped any of their action for the WSOP main event, either from the beginning or for the final table. It’s also unclear if they cut any sort of heads-up deal, which is a common occurrence in the poker world.
Thus, few will know exactly what their respective bankrolls looked like after the final table.
Riess told Card Player before the final table that he has had a problem dropping lots of money in the pit, and that he would be avoiding such games after the final table.
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