Faraz Jaka Cover Story Highlights Newest Free Online Card Player Magazine

CardPlayer.com is loaded with news, videos, strategy, and other material special to the website, but don’t forget that you can also read Card Player magazine’s content online.

Simply click on the “Magazine” link on the left side of the homepage, and you’ll be able to check out recent issues, which include in-depth features on poker’s breakout stars, columns from some of the game’s brightest minds, and even more poker strategy from the pros themselves.

The latest issue takes an in-depth look at Faraz Jaka and his wild rollercoaster ride of a poker career — from embracing high fives around his dorm at the University of Illinois after building a six-figure bankroll, to feeling his heart drop when he found himself flat broke, and eventually reestablishing himself as a force in the poker world and earning the title of World Poker Tour Player of the Year.

Jaka discusses how going broke wounded his psyche, and how some time away from the game was just what he needed to rebuild himself mentally, emotionally, even physically.

“I learned that doing well in poker will not make you happy. You need to have a good social life, a good love life, and a good relationship with your family. I also focused on my physical health, by working out and adjusting my diet. I needed to make sure that those things were balanced. Then, the other things didn’t affect me, because I had everything else going for me in my life.”

When he returned to the tables it wasn’t long before he was crushing the online games again and started making deep cashes in live tournaments. In 2009 he made a World Series of Poker final table and two WPT Championship event final tables, giving him the honor of being the first player to win the WPT Player of the Year title without a victory in a single WPT event.

With his tournament winnings total already over $3.5 million, Jaka shares his poker goals and his eye for successful business ventures.

“I’m happy with how far I’ve come, but I’m definitely still hungry.”

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