Biography
Jason Koon is an American professional poker player from West Virginia. He is known for his accomplishments in online and live poker tournaments. He is on the all-time money list, and his best live cash is $3,579,836.
Background
Jason Koon was born on August 14, 1985. He graduated from Lewis County High School in 2003 and completed his Master's in Business Administration and Finance from West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. He had an injury, and during the recovery period, to avoid boredom, he started playing poker. His roommate taught him Texas Holdem, and he realized he could make money out of it.
Poker Career
Jason started playing poker in 2006 and quickly became a strong player and a competitor in online and live poker tournaments. Here are his few achievements:
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Year |
Achievements |
|---|---|
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2009 |
Participated and won $300,000. |
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2010 |
He played his first WSOP, finished 4th, and won $225,000 in a tournament at the Bellagio. |
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2011 |
In a Full Tilt Poker "FTOPS" event, he won $458,550. |
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2012 |
He played a high roller event at the Bahamas EPT event and won $270,000. The same year, he finished 2nd in the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha - Heads-Up event and won $128,660. |
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2013 |
He came 2nd in the and won $316,000 in a $10,000 Bellagio Cup. |
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2015 |
He converted $100 into $110,820. He played for 18 hours in a SCOOP event. |
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2016 |
He defeated Seth Davies in heads up and won $1,000,000. |
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2019 |
He won £907,000 and came second in Event 3 of the London Triton Poker Super High Roller Series. |
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2021 |
In 2021, he debuted in High-Stakes Poker and bought $300,000. |
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2022 |
Koon won $666,000 in #10: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em of the 2022 Poker Masters. He faced Phil Hellmuth in Round 5 of the High Stakes Duel and won $1,600,000. In December 2022, he came third with 2833 PGT points on the 2022 PGT leaderboard. |
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2023 |
There was no challenger in Round 6 of High Stakes Duel 3, and Koon was eventually declared the winner. In Feb 2023, he won the 3rd annual Series of Art Poker in Los Angeles, CA. |
He won a large pot in the hybrid cash game on Poker After Dark. His highest won cash to date would be Triton Poker's 2018 Super High Roller Series Montenegro in Budva. It was a short-deck ante-only tournament where he defeated Xuan Tan and won HK$28,102,000.
Sponsorships
Koon joined Partypoker’s team in October 2017 and left in August 2021. He is also a coach on RunItOnce.
In Oct 2021, Koon became the global ambassador of GG Poker.
Jason Koon’s Net Worth
As of March 2024, his total live tournament earnings were $56,000,000, and he stood 4th on the world all-time money list.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did Jason Koon leave GG?
He wanted to stay home and look after his children.
Who is Jason Koon married to?
Jason Koon dated Bianca Armstrong for 3 years before getting engaged and eventually got married.
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