Jason Koon Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,817,000)
Jason Koon limped the button and Masashi Oya checked his option in the big blind to bring out the 9?7?5? flop.
Both players checked through to see the turn bring the 8?.
Oya paused before reaching for chips and making a bet worth 1,000,000. Koon made the call and watched as the river brought the 4?.
Oya jammed, putting Koon to a decision for his tournament life. Koon stood up and talked his way through the hand while he pondered his action, stating that he had a six for a straight but that he believed Oya to hold the 10x6x for the nut straight.
"I started the hand with 20 big blinds and I'm thinkin' about folding a straight. That's... that's obnoxious, isn't it?", Koon said.
Eventually, he would say, "I hope we're chopping" as he put in the call and turned up Q?6? only to see Oya turn over the 10?6? for a tournament ending straight that sent Koon to the rail in second place for $1,817,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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66,600,000
15,300,000
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15,300,000 |
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Busted | |
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