Jason Koon Wins Record-Extending Ninth Triton Poker Title

Jason Koon fairly merely can’t be stopped in Triton Poker occasions in 2023. He entered this yr in a tie for essentially the most titles on the tour, with each he and Mikita Badsiakouski having captured 4 trophies to that time. Since then, Koon has emerged victorious 5 occasions in Triton occasions, bringing his title whole to 9 for sole possession of the document.

To put Koon’s unimaginable run in perspective, he has earned as many Triton titles this yr as some other participant has within the 7.5-year historical past of the tour. In truth, Phil Ivey received his fifth title on the identical day that Koon took down this occasion to turn out to be the one different participant moreover Koon with greater than 4 Triton victories.

This newest win noticed Koon defeat a subject of 46 entries within the 2023 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London $60,000 brief deck principal occasion. The 37-year-old poker professional earned $828,000 after popping out on high, rising his lifetime match earnings to almost $50.8 million. He turned simply the fifth participant in historical past to surpass $50 million, leapfrogging Daniel Negreanu ($50,296,291) to say the fourth-place spot on poker’s all-time cash record.

Nearly half of Koon’s whole winnings have are available in Triton occasions. He has amassed $25,483,985 throughout 38 in-the-money finishes on the tour. Only Bryn Kenney ($37.8 million) has cashed for extra in Triton tournaments.

This win additionally noticed Koon earn 510 Card Player Player of the Year factors. This was his fifth title and twelfth final-table end of the yr. With greater than $8.3 million in to-date POY earnings, he has now moved into seventh place within the 2023 POY rankings introduced by Global Poker.

This newest win was Koon’s fourth brief deck win on the tour.

“There was a three or four-year span when I was off the grid playing the biggest short deck games in the world,” Koon instructed Triton poker reporters after popping out on high. “I don’t think that it’s just pure luck I’ve won four short-deck titles.”

Only the highest eight finishers made the cash on this occasion and secured a bit of the $2,760,000 prize pool. Isaac Haxton was knocked out on the bubble, making certain no less than a $111,000 return for the remaining contenders.

Bracelet winner Daniel Dvoress was then despatched house in eighth place to set the official seven-handed ultimate desk. At that time, Koon was in second chip place behind two-time Triton champion and two-time bracelet winner Chris Brewer.

Masashi Oya hit the rail in seventh place ($140,700) when his flopped journeys bumped into the turned full home of Tan Xuan. Four-time Triton champion Wai Kin Yong quickly adopted, together with his A-Q suited unable to beat the pocket kings of Koon. Yong earned $176,700 for his sixth-place exhibiting.

Brewer’s run got here to an finish when his final chips went in with Okay-Q going through the A-J of Koon. The latter hand received out and Brewer was despatched house with $226,300 for his nineteenth final-table end of the yr. With 5 titles and greater than $10.8 million in POY earnings, he’s now the fourth-ranked participant within the POY standings.

A wild hand resulted within the subsequent elimination. Xuan obtained all-in on the flip with high set of kings main Koon’s set of nines. Koon solely had one out: the 9. It appeared on the river, giving him quads to knock out Xuan in fourth place. The Triton champion was awarded $292,500 for his efforts.

Lun Loon obtained all-in with A-J dominated by the A-Okay of Kiat Lee. Loon was unable to come back from behind and was eradicated in third place, incomes $386,800 for his second final-table end of the sequence.

With that, Koon entered heads-up play with roughly a 4:3 chip benefit over Lee. Koon had pulled even additional forward by the point the ultimate hand arose. Lee open-shoved with AQ and Koon made the decision with OkayJ. The board ran out 1096Q8 and Koon turned a king-high straight to lock up the title. Lee cashed for $598,000 because the runner-up.

Here is a have a look at the payouts awarded a the ultimate desk:

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