Jason Koon Jason Koon used a mix of skill and luck to ship his first WSOP bracelet on Thursday night.
There were two hands, in particular, he won against Gabor Szabo in the Event #11: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship finale that propelled him to victory.
Koon won $243,981 after conquering six straight matches. In the semifinals, he defeated 21-year-old online crusher Henri “buttonclickr” Puustinen , which brought him one step away from his first gold bracelet in his 57th bracelet event cash.
Szabo, on the other hand, had just one prior WSOP cash, a second-place finish in 2019 in the Event #7: WSOP.com Online No-Limit Hold’em for $99,361 .
Here’s a look at the two big hands that really made the difference for Koon. Hand #1: Fading the Deck
Jason Koon celebrates winning one of the biggest pots of the day. Winning races is one of the biggest keys to tournament poker, even in heads-up. The newest GGPoker ambassador even said as much after scooping the bracelet.
“These heads-up tournaments, especially when you get shallow like that, a lot of it is just going to come down to a pair against two over cards getting all in,” Koon told PokerNews on Thursday. “Yeah, it was fortunate.”
The hand he was referring to was a crucial race he played during his match against Szabo. In what turned out to be a massive game-changing pot, Koon raised the 100,000 big blind up to 230,000 on the button with and his opponent fired back with a three-bet to 700,000 with .
Szabo had nearly a 2-1 chip advantage at that point, so Koon was given an opportunity to potentially move into the lead or at least get back in the match. Instead of just calling to see a flop, he moved all-in for 3.5 million total and the Hungarian WSOP newbie made the call. Off to the races they went, and Koon’s tournament life was at risk.The flop came out , which made Szabo the favorite with 17 outs (two over cards, flush draw, gutshot straight draw) despite still trailing in the hand. When the flipped over on […]
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