Jason Strasser Wins WSOPC Choctaw Main Event For $332,539
6 years ago17 Jan
(Photo: WSOP.com)
It was a return to the days of his youth for 33-year old Jason Strasser as he took down the WSOP Circuit Main Event in Choctaw some 10 years after giving up the full-time pro poker life for an equally lucrative job in the hedge fund markets â and now he seems to be enjoying his amateur status as much as his financial work.
His time away from the tables meant the former $million winning online sensation had some catching up to do when he did find time to play â telling reporters how a decent run in the WSOP Main Event a few years ago:
âI got to like Day 4 and was like âWhatever I was doing before isnât working and the game has passed me by.â âWhenever I had free time from work, I would fire up some poker videos," said Strasser. âI would watch Run it Once videos, talk to some players that were good and I kind of worked on my game for the first time in like six or seven years.â
The work has evidently paid off, Strasser having to top a field of 1,249 entries to the $1,675 buy-in Main Event at the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant â a prizefund of $1,873,500 waiting to be shared by the 135 who made it to the money.
âItâs greatâ, said a delighted Strasser after taking down his 2nd WSOP Circuit gold ring. âI mean, honestly, I donât get to play much poker these days and the final table, the way it played out, we were three-handed for a long time and it was really, really fun because it wasnât 20 big blind push/shove. It was actual, real poker."
Strasser told WSOP reporters after the win.
"I really enjoyed my opponents and getting into the flow of it. I had a great time.â
The great time involved climbing his way up the title-chasing pack on the fourth and final day, eventually being among the chip leaders when the final table was set â a drawn-out affair when 3-handed settled after 142 hands when Strasser finally got rid of Viet Van Vo to leave him heads-up with Krzysztof Stybaniewicz.
The end when it came was a classic race, Strasserâs pocket 8âs up against a suited A9, Stybaniewiczâs title dreams at risk â and when the board ran dry it was a sweet victory for the one-time ânew kid on the blockâ.
Final Table Results:
1 | Jason Strasser | $332,539 |
2 | Krzysztof Stybaniewicz | $206,085 |
3 | Viet Van Vo | $151,248 |
4 | Trung Pham | $114,284 |
5 | Gil George | $87,211 |
6 | Mark Van Keirsbilck | $67,128 |
7 | Casey Brown | $52,271 |
8 | William Berry | $41,180 |
9 | Jeffrey Trudeau | $32,824 |
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