Jason Koon Extends Triton Titles Record With Eighth Win

Jason Koon is a titan of the Triton Poker circuit. The 37-year-old American poker professional already held the file for essentially the most titles on the high-stakes-centric tour, however he prolonged his lead over the sector even additional by taking down the 2023 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London $60,000 buy-in no-limit maintain’em seven-max occasion for $1,570,000.

Koon now has eight Triton wins, which is twice as many as his nearest competitor Mikita Badziakouski, who has 4 victories on tour. Koon has amassed greater than $23.7 million in earnings in Triton occasions. His 35 in-the-money finishes additionally give him the file for essentially the most cashes on tour.

“I play because I love the game. I play a lot less than I used to but when I show up I’m very focused and I’m the best version of myself,” Koon informed Triton’s Ali Nejad throughout his post-win interview on the streaming broadcast of the occasion.

It’s eight, mate! @jasonkoon stuns the group along with his eighth win, proving as soon as once more that he is the . Will he proceed to dominate along with his mind-blowing technique? Congratulations once more, Jason! pic.twitter.com/DFExuxGvLb

— Triton Poker (@tritonpoker) August 1, 2023

With this victory, Koon elevated his whole profession match earnings to over $49 million. He stays in fifth place on poker’s all-time cash record. The win additionally noticed Koon earn 1,020 Card Player Player of the Year factors. This was his fourth title and tenth final-table end of the 12 months. With 4,930 whole factors and greater than $6.9 million in to-date POY earnings, Koon is now the tenth-ranked participant within the 2023 POY standings offered by Global Poker.

This match drew 104 entries, making a prize pool of $6,240,000 that was finally paid out among the many high 17 finishers. The second and remaining day of play contained in the JW Marriott Grosvenor House started with 32 contenders remaining. Plenty of notables made the cash however fell in need of the ultimate desk, together with Fedor Holz (seventeenth), Daniel Dvoress (fifteenth), Sam Greenwood (thirteenth), Leon Sturm (tenth), Jose ‘Nacho’ Barbero (ninth), and Alex Kulev (eighth).

When the official seven-handed remaining desk started it was Koon within the lead, with two-time Triton winner Matthias Eibinger in second and the opposite 5 contenders all sitting on fewer than 25 large blinds.

2022 World Series of Poker primary occasion champion and up to date Triton London $40,000 thriller bounty occasion winner Espen Jorstad’s A-10 (seventh – $277,500) was unable to carry up towards the A-8 suited of two-time bracelet winner Justin Saliba.

Ten-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey quickly joined Jorstad on the rail, along with his AOkay being outrun by the J10 of bracelet winner Dan Smith after all the chips went in preflop. Ivey secured $363,000 because the sixth-place finisher, rising his profession earnings to over $38.9 million within the course of.

Eibinger had slid to the underside of the chip counts as the ultimate desk performed on. He ultimately discovered himself in danger for eight large blinds with J-5 trailing the Okay-5 suited of Saliba. A king-high flop prolonged Saliba’s lead within the hand, however the flip gave Eibinger a glimmer of hope with outs to a gutshot. A clean on the river was no assist, although, and Eibinger’s run led to fifth place ($460,600).

During four-handed play, Smith was compelled off of the most effective hand by Koon on a four-flush board. Shortly after that he three-bet shoved with A7 from the small blind excessive of Koon’s cutoff open. Koon known as with 1010 and the flop got here down 663 to offer Smith the nut flush draw to associate with his overcard. The 3 double paired the board on the flip to maintain Koon forward. The J on the river despatched the pot to Koon, sending Smith house with $571,000 for his fourth-place exhibiting. He now has greater than $45.5 million in profession cashes, good for seventh on the earnings leaderboard.

Saliba’s final ten large blinds went in with Okay-8 suited from the large blind. He known as all-in going through a small-blind shove from Koon, who had him properly lined. Koon revealed Okay-9. Saliba picked up a flush draw on the flip, however a board pair on the tip despatched him packing in third place ($690,000). This was the most important rating but for Saliba, rising his profession earnings to almost $4.5 million.

With that, heads-up play started with Koon holding 13,150,000 to Rodrigo Selouan’s 7,650,000. Stacks had not shifted a lot by the point the ultimate hand of the match was dealt. Koon raised from the button with AOkay and Selouan known as from the large blind with J6. The flop got here down Okay63 and Selouan check-called a two-blind continuation wager. The flip introduced the A and Selouan check-called once more, this time for simply shy of two-thirds pot. The 4 accomplished the board and Selouan checked but once more. The pot had swelled to five.7 million, whereas Selouan had simply 5.1 million left in his stack. Koon moved all-in and Selouan, after some consideration, made the hero name with third pair. He was rapidly proven high two pair by Koon, who locked up the pot and the title with the hand. Selouan was awarded $1,060,300 because the runner-up, his first seven-figure match rating.

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

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