[2] In 2023, Jaka won his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold'em event, marking a significant milestone in his poker career.

[3] The platform has gained significant traction, with numerous students achieving deep runs in major tournaments worldwide, further solidifying his influence in the poker community.

A lot of people may have given up at that point, but I reviewed what I’d done wrong and learned from my mistakes.”[14]After some soul searching, Jaka bounced back, switching up his approach and opting to play low buy-in tournaments and sit-and-gos rather than cash games.

In 2024, he demonstrated his short-handed skillset by winning the WPT Rock 'N' Roll Poker Open $10,000 Deep Stack for $313,495 after a grueling heads-up battle against Phillip Krnyaich that lasted several hours.

[16] In the same season, Jaka made another final table at the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, finishing third for $571,374, behind the winner Daniel Alaei and runner-up Josh Arieh.

[18] At the World Series of Poker (WSOP), Jaka achieved a major career milestone in 2023 by winning his first gold bracelet in the $1,500 Shootout event at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

[19] Jaka has sixty five cashes,[20] including nine final tables,[21] one where he finished in third place behind the winner Matt Hawrilenko and runner-up Josh Brikis at the 2008 World Series of Poker in the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em – Six Handed event and received $400,525.

[25] Faraz Jaka received bachelor degrees in economics and business from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and has often been quoted as saying he considers himself "a businessman first and a poker player second.

"[11][30] As he has experienced increased success in the poker world, Jaka has made good on this statement, investing his earnings in real estate and startups.