PocketFiver Ben ‘BenFaz’ Farrell scored first place in the Zynga Poker WPT500 Las Vegas event on Thursday at ARIA Resort & Casino, topping a field of 1,932 entries to win $155,000.

The age-old phrase “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts” has applications in poker. A highly potent “group think” can help players soak up knowledge at a much quicker pace than they could on their own.

Last month, BenFazcame away with a third place finish as part of a chop of the PokerStars WCOOP Sunday Warm-Up, which attracted over 8,000 entrants. He walked away with $164,000, the second highest total of anyone, and boosted his lifetime winnings to over $800,000 online.