Jason Koon Captures Record 10th Triton Poker Title

Jason Koon is operating away with the Triton Poker titles file, with twice as many wins as the closest competitors.

The 38-year-old American poker professional secured his record-extending 10th victory on the tour on Saturday, Nov. 4 by taking down the ultimate of the 2023 Triton Super High Roller Series Monte Carlo $26,000 pot-limit Omaha turbo occasion. Koon raced by means of the 50-entry discipline to earn the {hardware} and the highest prize of $365,000.

Koon has now gained extra Triton occasions in 2023 (six) than any participant has of their lifetime. Phil Ivey and Danny Tang at the moment are tied for second on the tour’s titles leaderboard with 5 a bit, with Tang nabbing his fifth just some days earlier than Koon’s newest win. Koon has gained not less than one title at every of the 4 Triton festivals held this 12 months, with two earned at each the London and Cyprus stops. He now has greater than $26.2 million in earnings throughout 41 cashes on the tour, which accounts for simply over half of his $52.2 million in lifetime cashes.

In addition to the title and the cash, Koon was additionally awarded 420 Card Player Player of the Year factors for the win. This was his sixth title and fifteenth final-table end of the 12 months, with 6,620 factors and greater than $9.3 million in POY earnings accrued alongside the way in which. As a consequence, he now sits in ninth place within the 2023 POY standings offered by Global Poker.

This match took only a single day to play out contained in the Salle des Etoiles at Monte-Carlo Sporting alongside the French Riviera. The 50-entry turnout resulted in a $1,250,000 prize pool that was in the end cut up among the many prime 9 finishers.

By the time this occasion was moved to the primary streaming stage, simply six gamers remained in rivalry with Koon in the midst of the pack and Lazlo Bujtas on prime of the chip coutns. Ren Lin (sixth – $77,500) was the primary to fall, together with his double-suited A-A-8-5 being outrun by the double-suited A-J-7-3 of bracelet winner Eelis Parssinen, who rivered journey sevens. This was Lin’s twenty fourth final-table end of the 12 months, with two wins alongside the way in which. His 8,345 POY factors are good for sixth place within the standings.

Laszlo Bujtas (fifth – $100,000) was the following to hit the rail, together with his pocket kings bested by the A-Ok-Q-8 of Parssinen. Both gamers turned a flush, however Parissnen’s was finest to earn him the knockout.

Koon secured his first knockout of the day, eliminating quick stack Sam Greenwood in fourth place. The bracelet winner from Canada took house $129,000 for his efforts. That left three-time bracelet winner Joao Vieira on the backside of the counts heading into three-handed motion. The Portuguese professional was quickly all in for a handful of blinds with A10102 from the large blind. He was up in opposition to J655 for Koon on the button. The board ran out Ok5239 and Koon’s set of fives ended Vieira’s run in third place ($171,000).

Heads-up play started with Koon a number of massive blinds forward of Parssinen. It didn’t take lengthy for all of the chips to get in. Koon raised from the button with A954 and Parssinen three-bet with AJ75 from the large blind, committing most of his stack. Both gamers whiffed on a Q83 flop, which went check-check. Parssinen moved the final of his 1,775,000 into the center together with his pair of sevens. Koon made the decision together with his newly discovered flush and straight attracts. The 2 on the top accomplished Koon’s flush to present him the pot and the title. Parssinen cashed for $262,000 because the runner-up.

Here is a have a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the closing desk:

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