Jonathan Jaffe

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Jonathan Jaffe
Jonathan Jaffe (2018)
Jonathan Jaffe (2018)
  Personal information  
Date of birth March 3, 1987
place of birth United StatesUnited States Massachusetts
Nickname
IftariiPokerStars
place of residence United StatesUnited States Longmeadow
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 670,636
Total prize money $ 3,864,571
World Series of Poker
Bracelets no
Cashes 20th
Best main event 42nd ( 2013 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title 1
Cashes 12
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 2
Last updated: January 27, 2020

Jonathan Jaffe (born March 3, 1987 in Massachusetts ) is a professional American poker player .

Poker career

Jaffe plays online under the nickname Iftarii . In 2009 and 2013 he won a title each at the World Championship of Online Poker played on PokerStars . Jaffe has also been taking part in renowned live tournaments since 2005.

In early August 2006 Jaffe was the first time in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas successful and died in a tournament variant No-Limit Hold'em in the money. In mid-June 2008 he finished fourth at the Heads-Up Championship of the WSOP 2008, which was worth more than 100,000 US dollars . In November 2008, Jaffe reached the final table at the Main Event of the World Poker Tour (WPT) in Mashantucket and finished second after losing heads-up to Jonathan Little for around $ 670,000. At the 2013 WSOP , Jaffe reached the sixth day of the tournament in the main event and was eliminated there in 42nd place, which was paid for over $ 185,000. In mid-October 2014 he won the Foxwoods World Poker Finals in Mashantucket and received a prize of almost $ 140,000. A month later he won the WPT Main Event in Kahnawake and secured prize money equivalent to around $ 410,000. In mid-June 2015 , Jaffe sat at his first WSOP final table and finished fourth in 8-Handed No Limit Hold'em for just under $ 160,000. At the end of April 2016, he finished fourth at the WPT Tournament of Champions at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Hollywood , Florida , which was worth almost $ 100,000. A year later he finished eighth in the same place at the Seminole Hard Rock Finals for around $ 90,000. In January 2018, Jaffe took second place in the high roller of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventures in the Bahamas , which was paid for just under $ 570,000. At the end of July 2018, he also finished second at the Florida State Poker Championships in Pompano Beach and secured more than $ 100,000 in prize money. In December 2019, Jaffe sat at the final table of the WPT Main Event at the Hotel Bellagio in Las Vegas and received more than $ 350,000 for his sixth place.

In total, Jaffe has earned almost four million dollars with poker in live tournaments. From April to November 2016 he played as part of the San Francisco Rush in the Global Poker League and made it to the playoffs with his team.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jonathan Jaffe in the Global Poker Index database, accessed February 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ Only 18 Players Remain in the 2014 partypoker WPT Montreal; Jonathan Jaffe Leads on poker.partypoker.com dated November 25, 2014, accessed February 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ WCOOP 2013: Jonathan "Iftarii" Jaffe joins the two WCOOP club on pokerstars.com from September 20, 2013, accessed on February 20, 2019 (English).
  4. ↑ a b Jonathan Jaffe in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ 37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006 ($ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ 2008 World Poker Finals ($ 9,700 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ 44th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 ($ 10,000 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em (Event # 62)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ 2014 Foxwoods World Poker Finals ($ 2,500 + 200 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 20, 2019.
  10. ↑ The Playground Poker Fall Classic / WPT Montreal (C $ 3,500 + 350 No Limit Hold'em WPT Montreal) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 20, 2019 (English).
  11. ↑ 46th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2015 ($ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em Eight Handed (Event # 25)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on February 20, 2019.
  12. ↑ WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown ($ 15,000 No Limit Hold'em - WPT Tournament Of Champions # 30) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 20, 2019.
  13. ↑ Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown ($ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em WPT Seminole Hard Rock Finale (Event # 23)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 20, 2019.
  14. ↑ PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) 2018 ($ 24,700 + 300 # 22 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 20, 2019.
  15. ↑ Florida State Poker Championships ($ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em - FSPC Championship) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 20, 2019.
  16. ↑ World Poker Tour - WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($ 10,000 + 400 No Limit Hold'em - WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic (Event # 22)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 22, 2019 .
  17. ↑ San Francisco Rush on the Global Poker League website, accessed February 20, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Jaffe, Jonathan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Iftarii (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH March 3, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Massachusetts , United States