Jake Schindler: WSOP Bracelet Winner and High-Stakes Tournament Professional
POKER HALL OF FAME
Inducted 2014
Jake Schindler built one of the largest live tournament records of his generation through sustained success in high-stakes No-Limit Hold'em events. The American professional has won a World Series of Poker bracelet, a WSOP Circuit ring and numerous high-roller titles while accumulating more than $36.8 million in recorded live tournament earnings.
As of September 2026, Hendon Mob lists Schindler with $36,817,581 in live earnings and a career-best cash of $3.6 million. Those figures place him among the highest-earning American tournament players in the database, although live earnings totals and rankings can change as results are added.
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Who Is Jake Schindler?
Jake Schindler is an American poker player from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Hendon Mob lists his residence as Hollywood, Florida, and records live tournament results dating to 2009.
Schindler became particularly associated with high-stakes No-Limit Hold'em, where much of his career was spent competing in expensive high rollers and super high rollers against many of poker's established tournament professionals.
His résumé includes victories at the World Series of Poker, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Super High Roller Bowl Europe, partypoker MILLIONS and numerous high-roller events in Las Vegas.
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Jake Schindler's Early Poker Career
Hendon Mob records Schindler's first live tournament cash in December 2009. His profile grew during the following years as he moved from smaller tournaments into increasingly expensive events.
Schindler also found success online. PokerNews reports that he won a PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker event in 2013 while playing under the screen name "CaLLitARUSH."
His live résumé gained another title in 2012 when he won a $345 six-handed No-Limit Hold'em event at the WSOP Circuit stop at Palm Beach Kennel Club. The victory earned him a WSOP Circuit ring and helped establish the tournament record that would eventually take him into poker's highest buy-in events.
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Breakthrough at the 2014 PCA High Roller
Schindler's major live breakthrough came at the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas.
He won the $25,000 High Roller for $1,192,624, defeating a 247-entry field. His heads-up opponent was Greg Merson, the 2012 WSOP Main Event champion.
The seven-figure victory represented a major step in Schindler's progression from a successful tournament player into a regular participant in elite high-roller competition. It also began a period in which he repeatedly produced large scores in some of poker's most expensive tournaments.
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High-Stakes Success and the Super High Roller Bowl
Schindler's biggest recorded tournament payday came at the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl in Las Vegas. He finished runner-up to Christoph Vogelsang in the $300,000 buy-in event and earned $3.6 million, which remains his largest live cash according to Hendon Mob.
More major results followed.
In 2018, Schindler won the €100,000 Super High Roller at the partypoker MILLIONS Grand Final in Barcelona for a payout worth more than $2.1 million. He also won a $100,000 high roller during the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio later that year for $1.332 million.
Schindler became especially successful in Las Vegas high rollers. As of September 2026, Hendon Mob's venue rankings credit him with more than $12.2 million in recorded tournament earnings at ARIA Resort & Casino alone, placing him first on the database's all-time ARIA money list.
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2022 Super High Roller Bowl Europe Victory
One of Schindler's largest victories came in April 2022 at Super High Roller Bowl Europe in Cyprus.
He won the $250,000 No-Limit Hold'em event for $3.2 million. The victory added another major high-stakes championship to a résumé that already included numerous seven-figure scores.
The result also preceded Schindler's breakthrough at the World Series of Poker later that year.
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Jake Schindler Wins His First WSOP Bracelet
Schindler entered the 2022 World Series of Poker with millions of dollars in career tournament earnings but without a WSOP bracelet.
That changed in Event #12, the $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em tournament.
Schindler defeated a field of 101 entries and beat Brek Schutten heads-up to win $1,328,068 and his first bracelet. The final table also included established professionals such as David Peters, Andrew Lichtenberger, Punnat Punsri and Shannon Shorr.
According to the WSOP player database, Schindler has one WSOP bracelet and one WSOP Circuit ring.
The bracelet victory was particularly notable because Schindler had finished runner-up in the $25,000 High Roller earlier during the same WSOP.
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World Poker Tour Results
Schindler has also produced several deep World Poker Tour finishes, although the World Poker Tour's official player record does not list him with a WPT Main Tour victory.
His WPT results include a third-place finish in the 2016 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event for $736,579 and a runner-up finish at the 2019 WPT Gardens Poker Festival for $366,740.
Those results added to a career defined less by one particular tour and more by repeated success across major high-stakes tournament series.
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Jake Schindler's Major Poker Accomplishments
Schindler's tournament record includes achievements across the WSOP, WSOP Circuit and international high-roller circuit.
One WSOP bracelet
One WSOP Circuit ring
More than $36.8 million in recorded live tournament earnings as of September 2026
$3.6 million career-best live cash
2022 WSOP $50,000 High Roller champion for $1,328,068
2022 Super High Roller Bowl Europe champion for $3.2 million
2018 partypoker MILLIONS Grand Final €100,000 Super High Roller champion
2014 PCA $25,000 High Roller champion for $1,192,624
Runner-up in the 2017 $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl for $3.6 million
Multiple major victories in Las Vegas high-roller tournaments
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Playing Style and Tournament Reputation
Schindler's tournament résumé supports describing him primarily as a high-stakes No-Limit Hold'em specialist.
Rather than building his career around lower buy-in volume, many of his most significant results came in tournaments costing $25,000, $50,000, $100,000 or more to enter. Sustained results at those stakes required Schindler to compete repeatedly against relatively small fields containing many established high-stakes professionals.
His record is particularly notable for its consistency across different high-roller series. Major scores came at the PCA, WSOP, Super High Roller Bowl, partypoker MILLIONS, WPT-related events and Las Vegas high rollers.
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2022 Cheating Allegations and PokerGO Tour Suspension
Schindler's career record also includes a significant controversy that became public in 2022.
PokerNews reported that multiple poker professionals accused Schindler of misconduct, including allegations involving online real-time assistance and collusion. These were allegations rather than a finding presented by PokerNews as established fact, and the publication reported that Schindler did not publicly confirm or deny them.
Later in 2022, PokerGO suspended Schindler and Ali Imsirovic from the PokerGO Tour for the remainder of that season and said a review would follow.
The allegations and suspension became part of the broader poker-industry debate over game integrity, particularly the use of prohibited assistance in online poker. They should be distinguished from Schindler's documented tournament results, which remain recorded by organizations and databases including the WSOP and Hendon Mob.
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Jake Schindler's Career Earnings
As of September 2026, Hendon Mob lists Jake Schindler with $36,817,581 in live tournament earnings.
The database lists his $3.6 million runner-up finish in the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl as his largest individual live cash. Hendon Mob also ranks him first on Pennsylvania's all-time money list and 16th among United States players by recorded live tournament earnings as of September 2026.
Tournament earnings should not be interpreted as profit. Public poker databases generally record tournament payouts rather than subtracting buy-ins, travel expenses, staking arrangements, taxes or other costs associated with playing professionally.
Rankings and earnings totals can also change as new tournament results are recorded.
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Where Is Jake Schindler Now?
Schindler's public live tournament activity has been limited in recent years compared with the period in which he was a regular presence on the high-roller circuit.
As of September 2026, Hendon Mob's public results database lists his most recent recorded live tournament cash in August 2023. That does not establish that Schindler has retired from poker, and no retirement claim should be inferred from the absence of more recent results in the database.
His established tournament record nevertheless remains substantial: more than $36.8 million in recorded live earnings, a WSOP bracelet, a WSOP Circuit ring, several seven-figure victories and years of results in elite high-stakes No-Limit Hold'em tournaments.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much has Jake Schindler won in poker tournaments?
As of September 2026, Hendon Mob lists Jake Schindler with $36,817,581 in live tournament earnings. Database earnings represent recorded tournament payouts, not necessarily a player's profit.
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How many WSOP bracelets does Jake Schindler have?
Jake Schindler has one WSOP bracelet. He won the 2022 $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em event for $1,328,068.
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Does Jake Schindler have a WSOP Circuit ring?
Yes. The WSOP database credits Schindler with one Circuit ring. He won a six-handed No-Limit Hold'em event at the Palm Beach Kennel Club stop in 2012.
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What is Jake Schindler's biggest poker cash?
Hendon Mob lists Schindler's $3.6 million runner-up finish in the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl as his largest recorded live tournament cash.
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Did Jake Schindler win the Super High Roller Bowl?
Schindler won Super High Roller Bowl Europe in 2022 for $3.2 million. He had previously finished second in the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl in Las Vegas for $3.6 million.
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Does Jake Schindler have a WPT title?
The World Poker Tour's official player record does not list Schindler with a WPT Main Tour victory. His WPT results include multiple final-table appearances, including third place in the 2016 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic and second place at the 2019 WPT Gardens Poker Festival.
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Is Jake Schindler still playing poker?
Public tournament databases do not establish that Schindler has retired. As of September 2026, Hendon Mob lists his most recent recorded live tournament cash in August 2023, so it is more accurate to describe his recent public tournament activity as limited rather than to call him retired.