Jason Koon

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Jason Koon is an American poker player with over $58 million in career earnings.

Koon is a WSOP bracelet winner and former GGPoker Ambassador. In November 2024, Koon signed on as an ambassador for PokerStars alongside Caitlin Comesky.

Jason Koon Background

Koon was born in August, 1985 and studied for a Masters in Business Administration and Finance at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. After injury curtailed a promising athletics career, he began playing poker in 2006 while at university.

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Jason Koon Poker History

Jason Koon's first recorded cash came back in 2008 and his first WSOP cashes came the following year. In 2010, Koon finished fourth in the WPT Festa al Lago for $225,680, the largest cash of his burgeoning career.

Koon narrowly missed out on his first WSOP bracelet in 2012, finishing second in the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha heads-up event, with three more final table finishes the following year, including in the €25,600 WSOP Europe High Roller.

In 2013, Koon final-tabled the WPT Alpha8 in St Kitts, finishing fourth for $298,760 and won the L.A. Poker Classic $50,000 Turbo High Roller for $436,344 the following year.

In 2016, Koon won the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship for $1,000,000, defeating close friend and former roommate Seth Davis heads-up.

"I feel fantastic," he told PokerNews. "I mean, it’s a great result, it’s a lot of money, and I got to play heads-up with my buddy … It’s a special moment."

This result saw Koon play more high roller and super high roller tournaments during the rest of 2016, with four six-figure scores in the second half of the year.

And things got even better in 2017, winning the PokerStars Championship $100,000 Super High Roller in the Bahamas for $1,650,300.

The largest cash of Koon's career came in May 2018, winning the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series HK$1,000,000 Short Deck in Montenegro for $3,469,836.

He followed this up with two more seven-figure scores, first winning the WPT Tournament of Champions $100,000 High Roller and then finishing third in the Super High Roller Bowl IV for $2,100,000.

Jason Koon's First WSOP Bracelet

Koon won his first WSOP bracelet in 2021, taking down the prestigious $25K Heads-Up Championship for $243,981.

"It’s one of those things when you’re on an airplane and a person is like, ‘Do you have a bracelet?’ I’m just like, ‘Nope.’ At least I can finally say yes to that," he told PokerNews. "I love coming here. I think I’ll play poker forever, and when it’s all said and done I think it’s inevitable I’ll have several of them."

Jason Koon's Triton Titles

Now a fixture in big buy-in tournaments, Koon would regularly travel to play in the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series, cashing in Jeju, South Korea, Budva, Montenegro and London, England, winning three titles in the two years leading up to the pandemic.

Since live poker returned, Koon has won seven more Triton titles, bringing his total to 10 -- five clear of his nearest rivals.

Date	Event	Location	Payout (USD)
May-18	Budva, Montenegro	HK$1,000,000 Short Deck	$3,579,836
Mar-19	Jeju, South Korea	HK$1,000,000 Short Deck	$2,840,945
Mar-19	Jeju, South Korea	HK$1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em	$973.306
May-22	Madrid, Spain	€150,000 Short Deck	$1,863,228
Mar-23	Hoi An, Vietnam	$50,000 No Limit Hold'em	$574,000
May-23	Kyrenia, Cyprus	$20,000 No Limit Hold'em	$663,000
May-23	Kyrenia, Cyprus	$100,000 No Limit Hold'em	$2,451,082
Jul-23	London, England	$63,600 No Limit Hold'em	$1,570,000
Aug-23	London, England	$63,000 No Limit Hold'em	$828,000
Nov-23	Monte Carlo, Monaco	$26,000 Pot Limit Omaha	$365,000

In November 2023, Koon was one of the first sixteen contestants on GGPoker's reality-TV show Game of Gold.

One month later, Koon narrowly missed out on a second WSOP bracelet, finishing second to Masashi Oya in the $103,000 Ultra High Roller at WSOP Paradise.

Jason Koon Top 5 Poker Results

Date	Event	Place	Payout (USD)
May-18	Triton Montenegro HK$1,000,000 Short Deck	1st	$3,579,836
Mar-19	Triton Jeju HK$1,000,000 Short Deck	1st	$2,840,945
May-23	Triton Kyrenia $100,000 NLHE Main Event	1st	$2,451,082
May-18	$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl	3rd	$2,100,000
May-22	Triton Madrid €150,000 Short Deck	1st	$1,863,228

Jason Koon FAQs

Is Jason Koon married?

Yes, Jason Koon married his wife Bianca in October 2019. The pair met when they both joined the track and field team at West Virginia Wesleyan College in August 2007.

Is Jason Koon good at poker?

With a wealth of tournament poker results, and a career spanning almost two decades, Jason Koon is undoubtedly good at poker.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event	Place	Prize
2024 WSOP Paradise Event #7: $100,000 Triton Main Event	16^th	$242,000
2024 WSOP Paradise Event #3: $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Super High Roller	5^th	$644,070
2023 WSOP Paradise Event #9: $100,000 Ultra High Roller	2^nd	$1,817,000
2023 WSOP Paradise Event #7: $50,000 Super High Roller	4^th	$582,100
2023 WSOP Paradise Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship	22^nd	$90,700
2023 World Series of Poker Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship	440^th	$37,500
2023 World Series of Poker Event #84: $50,000 High Roller	15^th	$101,149
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #8: $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	14^th	$14,151
2022 Triton Poker Cyprus Event #3: $75,000 Short Deck	5^th	$315,000
2022 Triton Poker Cyprus Event #1: $50,000 NLH 6-Handed	5^th	$307,000
2021 World Series of Poker Event #85: $50,000 High Roller	4^th	$489,585
2021 World Series of Poker Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship	194^th	$44,200
2021 World Series of Poker WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $7,777 Lucky 7’s No Limit Hold’em High Roller [1x Re-entry]	20^th	$13,574
2021 World Series of Poker Event #11: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship	1^st	$243,981
2021 World Series of Poker Event #6: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed	9^th	$79,834
2021 World Series of Poker WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $5,300 NL Hold’em Freezeout	6^th	$39,000
2021 WPT World Online Championships Event #12: $25,500 Super High Roller Championship	2^nd	$238,734
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #21: $25,000 Super High Roller Championship NLH, $5M Gtd	29^th	$52,100
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #25: $7,777 NLH Lucky 7's High Roller	8^th	$25,063
2021 PokerGO Cup Event #6: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em	1^st	$324,000
2021 PokerGO Cup Event #2: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$122,000
$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD) $10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)	79^th	$38,179
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #1: $500 NLH Big 500 Kick-Off	37^th	$2,126
2021 US Poker Open Event #12: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$336,000
2021 WPT Online Series by partypoker Event #23: $10,300 WPT High Roller, $1m GTD	16^th	$21,277
2021 GG Spring Festival GGSF Main Event-H: $1,500 PLO-NL, $2M GTD [Day 2]	8^th	$34,863
2021 GG Spring Festival H-75: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million	29^th	$43,861
2021 GG Spring Festival H-49: $25,500 Super High Roller	5^th	$183,673
2021 GG Spring Festival H-41: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million	3^rd	$616,180
2021 GG Spring Festival H-06: $25,500 Sunday Five Million [2-Day Event]	24^th	$48,577
2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week Event #6: Super High Roller $25,500, $2.5M Gtd.	7^th	$129,030
2021 partypoker MILLIONS Online Main Event	128^th	$11,490
2020 WPT World Online Championships Event #10: $25,500 High Roller Championship, $5m GTD	2^nd	$810,869
2020 WPT World Online Championships Event #8: $10,300 Main Event, $10m GTD	131^st	$23,253
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #70: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, $10M GTD	7^th	$285,808
2020 WPT World Online Championships Event #4: $3,200 6-Max Championship, $3m GTD	86^th	$8,100
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #48: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER, $5M GTD, $1M to 1st	739^th	$2,115
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #43: $10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold'em Championship	15^th	$23,915
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #18: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed Turbo DeepStack	64^th	$2,344
2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London £100,000 Short Deck Main Event	10^th	£217,700
2019 World Series of Poker Event #86: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship	23^rd	$23,315
2019 World Series of Poker Event #11: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em	41^st	$9,007
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $50,000 Single-Day High Roller	9^th	$90,040
2018 Caribbean Poker Party $5,300 Main Event	74^th	$12,500
2018 Poker Masters Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em	5^th	$132,000
2018 Poker Masters Event #4: $10,000 Short Deck Poker	8^th	$22,000
2018 Poker Masters Event #2: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em	5^th	$100,000
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju HK$2,000,000 Main Event	5^th	8,470,000 HKD
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju HK$500,000 Short Deck Ante-Only	3^rd	3,630,000 HKD
2018 World Series of Poker Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	11^th	$115,102
2018 World Series of Poker Event #74: Big Blind Antes $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship	49^th	$14,916
2018 World Series of Poker Event #42: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller	5^th	$295,606
2018 World Series of Poker Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller	7^th	$372,894
2018 Super High Roller Bowl $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl	3^rd	$2,100,000
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro HKD $1,000,000 Short Deck Ante-Only	1^st	28,102,000 HKD
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro HKD $250,000 Short Deck Ante-Only	4^th	1,334,000 HKD
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona €100K Super High Roller	4^th	€500,000
2018 US Poker Open USPO #06 – $25,000 No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$269,500
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 Single-Day High Roller	1^st	$421,080
2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival $5,300 Millions Main Event ($5 Million Gtd.)	10^th	$42,000
2017 World Series of Poker Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em	70^th	$5,846
2017 World Series of Poker Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER	959^th	$2,493
2017 partypoker LIVE Million North America Main Event	56^th	25,000 CAD
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event	29^th	$12,480
2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas $100,000 Super High Roller	1^st	$1,650,300
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona €5,300 Main Event	40^th	€17,920
2016 Aussie Millions Event #9: $25,000 Challenge	11^th	73,200 AUD
2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $5,300 Main Event	34^th	$17,420
2014 World Series of Poker Event #58: $1,500 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold'em	39^th	$6,969
2014 World Series of Poker Event #49: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em	13^th	$34,413
2014 World Series of Poker Event #40: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship	15^th	$26,584
2014 World Series of Poker Event #33: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	138^th	$2,187
2014 World Series of Poker Event #21: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	82^nd	$2,941
2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship	32^nd	$30,085
2013 World Series of Poker Event #47: $111,111 One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em	21^st	$173,723
2013 World Series of Poker Event #27: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em (Mixed Max)	4^th	$132,748
2013 World Series of Poker Event #21: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)	80^th	$5,023
2013 World Series of Poker Event #7: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	9^th	$22,435
2013 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville Main Event	39^th	€16,000
2012 World Series of Poker Event 41: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em	14^th	$33,604
2012 World Series of Poker Event 36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	19^th	$9,086
2012 World Series of Poker Event 28: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Four-Handed	9^th	$25,252
2012 World Series of Poker Event 14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	23^rd	$5,295
2012 World Series of Poker Event 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry	185^th	$4,043
2012 World Series of Poker Event 3: $3,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha	2^nd	$128,660
2012 Aussie Millions Aussie Millions Main Event	27^th	35,000 AUD
2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller	4^th	$271,950
2011 World Series of Poker Event #58: $10,000 Main Event	660^th	$19,359
2011 World Series of Poker Event #46: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Championship	29^th	$29,228
2011 World Series of Poker Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed	42^nd	$14,896
2011 World Series of Poker Event #36: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em	60^th	$11,045
2011 World Series of Poker Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	152^nd	$4,998
2011 World Series of Poker Event #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	412^th	$1,880
2010 World Series of Poker Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	105^th	$5,620
2009 World Series of Poker Event 36 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em	71^st	$6,971
2009 World Series of Poker Event 11 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em	17^th	$20,400