Jason Zarlenga

Jason Zarlenga

Nationality
United States
United States
GPI Rank 20,183
Total Live Earnings $556,763
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Biography

Michigan’s Jason Zarlenga emerged victorious in the Season 5 MSPT Potawatomi Hotel & Casino to capture the $120,164 first-place prize. What’s more, it marked the second MSPT title Zarlenga captured in Season 5, joining the likes of Matt Kirby and Dan Sun as two-time champions. His previous victory came back in May when he conquered a field of 411 entrants to win the MSPT FireKeepers for $101,482. To top it all off, the Potawatomi win established Zarlenga as the MSPT’s all-time money leader.

Zarlenga, who grew up in Boardman, Ohio, was one of four children – two older sisters and a younger brother – in a close-knit Italian family. Both of his parents were schoolteachers, so it was no surprise that education was a priority for Zarlenga. He attended Kent State University where he earned a bachelors degree in finance, and he then followed that up by obtaining his JD at Thomas M Cooley Law School. However, instead of entering the field of law, he decided t pursue his dream of playing poker.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
353rd $40,000
2022 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship
$1,110 Main Event
3rd $158,796
2022 MSPT Cleveland
$1,110 Main Event
69th $2,495
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
247th $2,692
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #11: $365 PLO GIANT Pot-Limit Omaha
275th $698
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $2,620 THE MARATHON No-Limit Hold'em
110th $5,166
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Main Event
35th $2,704
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana
Main Event
20th $2,178
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Main Event
4th $40,992
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Main Event
23rd $2,350
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Potawatomi Casino
Main Event
1st $120,164
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #55: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
35th $13,552
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em
382nd $5,384
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Main Event
1st $101,482

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