{"id":1106117,"date":"2025-06-02T12:11:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T10:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/jason-koon-triumphs-11th-triton-title-and-3-4-million-prize"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:35:20","slug":"jason-koon-triumphs-11th-triton-title-and-3-4-million-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/jason-koon-triumphs-11th-triton-title-and-3-4-million-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Koon triumphs \u2013 11th Triton title and $3.4 million prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Koon triton \" class=\"wp-image-1106102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-300px-200px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-768px-511px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-180px-120px.jpg 180w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-700px-466px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><p>The major victory was achieved at the 12th tournament held in Montenegro, the &#8220;$150,000 No-Limit Hold'em&#8221;. In the final duels, he faced Ben Tollerene, who was his poker coach and longtime friend.<\/p><p>For the fans, the two American professionals provided an exciting result, and ultimately Koon emerged as the winner. He did not spare praise for Tollerene.<\/p><p>He even called him <em>&#8220;the best poker player of all time&#8221;<\/em>, which was a big compliment, especially considering that Phil Ivey and other stars were still playing, with only four players remaining in the game.<\/p><p>After the victory, an emotional Koon said: <em>&#8220;I just had to beat the best poker player.&#8221; It's crazy. I have many memories of big wins, big losses, and big pots at this table.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/jason-koon-triumphs-11th-triton-title-and-3-4-million-prize\/#Best_Poker_Rooms_2026\" >Best Poker Rooms 2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/jason-koon-triumphs-11th-triton-title-and-3-4-million-prize\/#Huge_Prize_Pool_and_Big_Win\" >Huge Prize Pool and Big Win<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/jason-koon-triumphs-11th-triton-title-and-3-4-million-prize\/#Most_Impressive_Tournament_Moments\" >Most Impressive Tournament Moments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/jason-koon-triumphs-11th-triton-title-and-3-4-million-prize\/#Final_Table_%E2%80%93_A_Clash_of_Stars\" >Final Table \u2013 A Clash of Stars<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/jason-koon-triumphs-11th-triton-title-and-3-4-million-prize\/#Final_Results\" >Final Results<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/jason-koon-triumphs-11th-triton-title-and-3-4-million-prize\/#Best_Poker_Rooms_2026-2\" >Best Poker Rooms 2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Poker_Rooms_2026\"><\/span>Best Poker Rooms 2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class='widget-card placeholder--card'\n     data-source-gql='https:\/\/scg-new-live.stellate.sh\/'\n     data-source-widgetjs='https:\/\/widget.affprojects.com\/widget.js'\n     data-shortcode='widget-card'\n     data-shortcode-text='[poker-rooms]'\n     data-props='{\n\"show_more_button\":true,\n\"show_more_button_text\":\"Show More Bookmakers\",\n\"show_more_text\":false,\n\"show_less_text\":false,\n\"vpn_notification\":false,\n\"show_more_items_amount\":null,\n\"scrollable\":\"always\",\n\"violet_bonus_text\":true,\n\"ab_testing_show_more_button_rework\":true\n}'\n     data-queries='{\n\"type\":\"TOP-Poker\",\n\"limit\":10,\n\"mobile_limit\":10,\n\"show_new\":1,\n\"button_text_type\":\"TOP\",\n\"language\":\"en\",\n\"project\":\"PM\",\n\"page\":1\n}'\n     ><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Huge_Prize_Pool_and_Big_Win\"><\/span>Huge Prize Pool and Big Win<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>This event was one of the biggest on the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/tritonpoker.plus\/festival\/9fbe717e-e647-4259-b5ca-f72a2895a1ed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Triton Montenegro<\/a>&#8221; schedule. It featured 63 first-time entries and 45 re-entries, with a total prize pool reaching an impressive $16.2 million. This $3,393,656 win was the second-largest prize of Koon's career.<\/p><p>It also returned him to fourth place on the all-time money list, just $2.7 million behind second-place Stephen Chidwick.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_Impressive_Tournament_Moments\"><\/span>Most Impressive Tournament Moments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>The tension was high as only 17 players made money. Bryn Kenney, the first player to earn over $70 million, was eliminated on the bubble in a surprising hand against Koon. It was one of the most interesting moments of the tournament.<\/p><p>Kenney had a pair of queens and decided to raise from an early position. Koon responded with A\u2663 4\u2665 from the small blind position and had about 25 big blinds. The flop showed 7\u2663 3\u2666 6\u2663, and after a brief consideration, Koon went all-in. Kenney called, but the river card 5\u2665 gave Koon a straight, thus ending the bubble phase.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Table_%E2%80%93_A_Clash_of_Stars\"><\/span>Final Table \u2013 A Clash of Stars<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"922\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1106090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image.jpg 922w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-300px-182px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-768px-465px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-198px-120px.jpg 198w, https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-700px-424px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/figure><p>As always in a Triton tournament, the final table featured some of the best players in the world:<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-ai-block-section\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Player<\/th><th>Chips<\/th><th>Big Blinds<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jason_Koon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jason Koon<\/a><\/td><td>5,370,000<\/td><td>67 BB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Matthias Eibinger<\/td><td>3,670,000<\/td><td>46 BB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wayne Heung<\/td><td>2,955,000<\/td><td>37 BB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ben Tollerene<\/td><td>2,895,000<\/td><td>36 BB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eelis Parssinen<\/td><td>1,720,000<\/td><td>22 BB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Phil Ivey<\/td><td>1,480,000<\/td><td>19 BB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wiktor Malinowski<\/td><td>1,285,000<\/td><td>16 BB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Christoph Vogelsang<\/td><td>1,125,000<\/td><td>14 BB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Isaac Haxton<\/td><td>1,110,000<\/td><td>14 BB<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first players Tollerene eliminated were Isaac Haxton and Christoph Vogelsang. Haxton and Vogelsang received $405,000 and $543,000 respectively. After Koon eliminated Wiktor Malinowski, Tollerene quickly knocked out Eelis Parssinen in sixth place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthias Eibinger followed suit, hitting fives against Tollerene's kings and going all-in against an early position raise. For his big play, he received $1,195,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then Koon halted Phil Ivey's run by revealing a full house with sevens. Ivey finished in fourth place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wayne Heung from Hong Kong took third place when his 10\u2666 9\u2666 couldn't match Tollerene's A\u2663 10\u2663.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the last two players agreed on an ICM deal, they continued to compete for the prize and an additional $130,000. In a classic coin flip game, Koon's pocket sixes beat Tollerene's ace-nine, giving Koon the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Results\"><\/span>Final Results<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ai-block-section\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ai-block-section\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Place<\/th><th>Player<\/th><th>Country<\/th><th>Winnings<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83e\udd47 1<\/td><td>Jason Koon<\/td><td>USA<\/td><td>$3,393,656<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83e\udd48 2<\/td><td>Ben Tollerene<\/td><td>USA<\/td><td>$3,437,344<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83e\udd49 3<\/td><td>Wayne Heung<\/td><td>Hong Kong<\/td><td>$1,790,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Phil Ivey<\/td><td>USA<\/td><td>$1,482,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Matthias Eibinger<\/td><td>Austria<\/td><td>$1,195,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Eelis Parssinen<\/td><td>Finland<\/td><td>$943,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Wiktor Malinowski<\/td><td>Poland<\/td><td>$721,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Christoph Vogelsang<\/td><td>Germany<\/td><td>$543,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Isaac Haxton<\/td><td>USA<\/td><td>$405,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Poker_Rooms_2026-2\"><\/span>Best Poker Rooms 2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class='widget-card placeholder--card'\n     data-source-gql='https:\/\/scg-new-live.stellate.sh\/'\n     data-source-widgetjs='https:\/\/widget.affprojects.com\/widget.js'\n     data-shortcode='widget-card'\n     data-shortcode-text='[poker-rooms]'\n     data-props='{\n\"show_more_button\":true,\n\"show_more_button_text\":\"Show More Bookmakers\",\n\"show_more_text\":false,\n\"show_less_text\":false,\n\"vpn_notification\":false,\n\"show_more_items_amount\":null,\n\"scrollable\":\"always\",\n\"violet_bonus_text\":true,\n\"ab_testing_show_more_button_rework\":true\n}'\n     data-queries='{\n\"type\":\"TOP-Poker\",\n\"limit\":10,\n\"mobile_limit\":10,\n\"show_new\":1,\n\"button_text_type\":\"TOP\",\n\"language\":\"en\",\n\"project\":\"PM\",\n\"page\":1\n}'\n     ><\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The major victory was achieved at the 12th tournament held&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":541,"featured_media":1106102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,191,1],"tags":[9735,9736],"class_list":["post-1106117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pokerio-naujienos","category-naujienos","category-uncategorized-lt","tag-jason-koon","tag-triton"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/541"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1106117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1115441,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106117\/revisions\/1115441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1106102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1106117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1106117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1106117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}