Jason Koon wins 2nd WSOP bracelet

A win in the $50,000 High Roller sees the Triton star win the biggest prize of the World Series of Poker so far.

Modern poker legend Jason Koon won his second World Series of Poker (WSOP) title last night as he conquered the $50,000 High Roller field in Event #32 of the 56th annual WSOP. Coming into the action as chip leader overnight, the impressive Koon sealed victory after beating Andrew ‘LuckyChewy’ Lichtenberger heads-up in Las Vegas.

Jason Koon leapt above Justin Bonomo in The Hendon Mob’s All-Time Money List last night as he won the $50,000-entry High Roller Event #32 at the Horseshoe Las Vegas under the lights. Beginning the final table with a big chip lead, Koon got the job done and ended by beating two of his friends who also made the podium places.

After players such as Viktor Blom (6th for $349,068) and Brock Wilson (4th for $650,074) missed out on glory, the player Koon recently beat to win $3.39 million and his 11th Triton Poker title, Ben Tollerene, came third for $914,634. Koon then took on another of his close friends in poker, Andrew ‘LuckyChewy’ Lichtenberger, heads-up to win the higher of two seven-figure payouts for the top two.

After winning the event, which had 171 total entries and a prizepool of $8.1 million, Koon’s win put him over $66m in lifetime earnings, taking him past Justin Bonomo on the All-Time Money List with only Stephen Chidwick and Bryn Kenney ahead of him.

The Champion in His Own Words

After the moment of victory, Koon sat down with reporters to try to capture the enormity of his latest seven-figure score and major title.

“I've dedicated my entire life to being very good at this game,” he said. “Every person in here is trying to win. It's not like these guys have been around for two or three years. You're talking to guys who have multiple decades of resumes, and somehow we're still here and we're playing the biggest game and winning. It's amazing.”

Calling his opponents ‘the best players in the world’, Koon credited them all with being able to produce their A-Games under such intense conditions.

“It's hot, it's bright, the pressure is high, the stakes are high.” He said, before crediting his wife Bianca for her support. “It's all possible because of her. On days when poker is slow for me, I am all in as being a dad and try to pick up the slack the best that I can. Without her, I couldn't do any of this.”

After winning his first WSOP title in 2021 when he took down the $25k Heads-Up Championship for $243,981, Jason Koon’s second WSOP title took four years to arrive. It was worth waiting for.