Simply final month, Jason Koon was revealed alongside Caitlin Comeskey as a PokerStars US Ambassador.
“It is superior. I am thrilled,” Koon informed PokerNews whereas carrying a PokerStars patch on the World Series of Poker Paradise, his first cease because the announcement. “It is the proper match for me, there is not any doubt.”
PokerNews caught up with Koon on Saturday earlier than the beginning of the Triton Million, the primary collaboration between the Triton Poker Series and the “new” WSOP now owned by GGPoker. It was a singular match that paired a businessman or businesswoman with a poker professional – every placing up a $500,000 buy-in – after which competing in respective fields on Day 1.
“I am very able to go to work. Vinny Lingham is my associate,” Koon shared. “We’re simply buddies. We play money video games collectively. We met one another that approach. He was coming and we simply talked about it, it was an apparent match.”
In keeping with Wikipedia, Lingham is a South African-born American Web entrepreneur who’s the co-founder & CEO of an id safety and administration startup primarily based in California known as Civic. He was additionally beforehand the founder and CEO of Gyft & Yola, Inc.
As for Koon, nobody has received extra titles on Triton Poker as he has 10 victories over his 53 cashes totaling $28,899,785. Solely Bryn Kenney has extra Triton earnings with $45 million. So, does his Triton expertise give him any kind of benefit within the large buy-in occasions?
“I believe most people listed here are fairly seasoned,” Koon humbly provided. “This can be a huge buy-in and positively, it will have an effect on individuals in several methods, however that is unpredictable. You do not actually know the way that is going to occur till you play with individuals. However I’d say 80% of the sphere is prepared for this factor.”
As for the pageantry related to the brand new stage setup throughout Triton’s first occasion with the WSOP, Koon was succinct: “Very Triton-y, which is superior. This can be a large one.”
Koon bought off to a sizzling begin within the match after Alex Foxen tried a bluff. In Degree 1 (2,000/3,000/3,000) the board learn 2♠5♣Q♦10♥8♦ when Foxen wager a hefty 290,000 and Koon thought lengthy and laborious earlier than saying, “I simply have a pair. Okay, I’ve aces.”
He then known as and confirmed the A♦A♥, which bested the Ok♣J♣ of Foxen. Koon ended up bagging 1,525,000, which put him twenty sixth out of the advancing 67 gamers from Day 1 and was significantly better than his cohort as Lingham didn’t survive the day.
Sadly for Koon, he busted 4 ranges into Day 2 after he missed a flush draw towards Kayhan Mokri.
Whereas Koon’s Triton Million got here up quick, he did share that he plans to fireside a number of extra tournaments whereas within the Bahamas.
“I will play some greater ones. I will play all of the tremendous excessive rollers.”
Jason Koon Triton Poker Collection Titles
| Date | Cease | Event | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2023 | Triton Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection Monte Carlo | Occasion #13: $26,000 PLO Turbo | $365,000 |
| August 2023 | Triton Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection London | Occasion 16: $$63,000 Most important Occasion | $828,000 |
| July 2023 | Triton Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection London | Occasion #6: $63,600 NLH 7-Handed | $1,570,000 |
| Might 2023 | Triton Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection Cyprus | Occasion #11: $100,000 Most important Occasion | $2,451,082 |
| Might 2023 | Triton Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection Cyprus | Occasion #2: $20,000 NLH 7-Handed | $663,000 |
| March 2023 | Triton Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection Vietnam | Occasion #10:$50,000 NLH Turbo | $574,000 |
| Might 2022 | Triton Poker Collection Madrid | Occasion #13: €150,000 Quick Deck Ante Solely | $1,863,228 |
| March 2019 | Triton Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection Jeju | Occasion #5: HK $1M Quick Deck Ante Solely | $2,840,945 |
| March 2019 | Triton Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection Jeju | Occasion #7: HK $1M NLH Triton Refresh | $973,306 |
| Might 2018 | Triton Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection Montenegro | Quick deck Ante Solely 1M | $3,579,936 |
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